Middle Linebacker. Vander Esch Leighton Vander Esch. Thomas Joe Thomas. Weakside Linebacker. March-Lillard Justin March-Lillard. Bernard Francis Bernard A.

Right Cornerback. Awuzie Chidobe Awuzie. Burton Deante Burton T. Left Cornerback. Lewis Jourdan Lewis. Goodwin C. Robinson Rashard Robinson S.

Strong Safety. Free Safety. Woods Xavier Woods. Niswander Hunter Niswander. Long Snapper. Charlton has looked good at times in camp, but he has also been unimpressive in stretches, and that's opened the door for someone like Jackson to show his bully ways -- which is precisely what the former Miami FL standout is doing after being selected th-overall.

He steadily improved in camp and owned the preseason dress rehearsal, so it makes sense the Cowboys would now give him at least one more shot at proving himself in games that matter.

As far as linebackers go, all the team needed to do was locate depth behind the top three spots that included a strong talent who could be insurance for the oft-injured Sean Lee, and they feel they've now done that.

Gifford has strong upside and could require more time to heal from his offseason injury, but the fact he got the initial nod says a lot about what they believe he can be.

Don't expect any change atop the cornerback depth chart, but new faces did make for a bit of a shakeup. That brings us to the safety position, which has carried big headlines for the Cowboys over the last couple of years.

The decision to not pursue a still-available Berry shows their confidence in the current stable of talent, and it's Woods who has burst forward to show the team they should've never considered signing another free safety in the first place.

The third-year talent feels "disrespected" by the attempts and it's showing in camp. Frazier has shown himself more than simply a special teams ace, and can flex between wrecking ball strong safety and roaming free safety -- the latter evidenced in his time as a starter in place of an injured Woods to start the season.

That flex allows room for rookie Donovan Wilson to grab a seat behind Heath, in a move that sent George Iloka packing.

Wilson has proven himself more intriguing than Iloka, and the Cowboys are still quite pleased with Heath, so he's staying put. Love him or hate him, Heath has been one of the few Cowboys' defenders able to take the ball away in recent seasons.

If he can improve his cover skills, all the better. If not, simply keep him at box safety and know that if Woods is injured, there's the option to start Frazier and slide Jackson to the third level for assistance.

The club could also start Frazier over Heath, and pair him with Woods for a potentially dynamic duo. Goodwin lands on the 53 by virtue of strong special teams play and a contribution or several defensively in August.

He was solid in his first NFL campaign, but there's much room for improvement. Maher finished having registered an accuracy rate of Thankfully for Maher, his foot wasn't the reason the Cowboys were eventually knocked out of the playoffs in the divisional round, but he did miss a yarder that would've kept the contest from being a nail-biter in the waning minutes.

That's ironic considering Maher -- who set a franchise record with his yard blast in the second battle with the Eagles -- had been a sharpshooter from 50 yards and beyond throughout the season, while struggling miserably when kicking in the yard range.

The team brought in Kasey Redfern to challenge Maher in camp, but Redfern didn't fare well, and was released. The rest of the special teams unit is par for the course, much unlike other positional groups in North Texas.

Randy Gregory. Jon'Vea Johnson. The latest on Randy Gregory remains a bit of a mystery, seeing as initial reports stated the veteran pass rusher would apply for reinstatement from his current indefinite suspension back in July, but it didn't happen.

Fast forward to the last week in August and team exec Stephen Jones says he believes that's now been done, but wasn't exactly definitive in his statement.

Has time run out for Rico Gathers? Tom gives his entire breakdown on the Cowboys Report. Home or Abroad.

Hope it was a linehan thing, and kellen utilizes rico. Duded stop with the Collins trade he"s here an he"s not going nowhere remember he could have went anywhere when he didn't get drafted by any NFL team but he choose the cowboys just want yall to remember that.

I think 6 WRs because they have more talent in the O line carry 10 that will be tough to pass on. They will have a TOP 10 O line. I wanna see if Kellen wants Rico.

Linehan didn't use him except to block. Defense may be the reason Rico is cut. Woods all had surgeries. I don't blame Rico. How far can Dak Prescott raise his game in ?

Will new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore take the Cowboys' offense to new heights? Both Byron Jones and DeMarcus Lawrence figure to ease their way back to full health during this training camp.

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