2 weeks Ago
If there is one thing that the Cowboys could be said to be lacking as the 2024 season has spun out of control with what is now an unsightly 3-5 record following the Week 9 loss to the Falcons, it is an edge. This group lacks toughness. They get pushed around.
They're soft. If there is one thing that Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is not, it's soft. As Broncos coach Spencer Danielson told CBS Sports .
"He plays this game only one way and that's violent and explosive." The Cowboys could use some violence and explosiveness, at least if it is aimed at the opposing teams rather than at each other in teammate sideline tiffs or at local radio show hosts. Oh, and with the league's worst running game, the Cowboys could also use Ashton Jeanty.
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Dallas attempted to use a chicken wire-and-bubble gum approach to the ground game this year, bringing back veteran Ezekiel Elliott, who has been a disaster this season. Elliott might be cut before the year is up. Rico Dowdle has played well, but the team still needs a true bruiser at RB1.
It's become something of a trend for the Cowboys to be linked to Jeanty in the 2025 NFL draft, and at CBS Sports, analyst Josh Edwards continues that trend, projecting the Cowboys to choose Jeanty with the 13th overall pick . there's balance. and there's Ashton Jeanty's balance.
pic.twitter.com/C7dQmMjUoW He wrote: "The Heisman Trophy candidate has hardly been slowed down this season.
He is equally impactful in the pass game as he is in the run game. Dak Prescott has been empowered as the future of the franchise so it only makes sense for them to lock in the player who will be sharing the backfield with him for the next five years." Jeanty put aside fears of an elbow injury slowing him down this week with 149 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a blowout win over San Diego State.
He now has 1,525 yards on the ground, most in the nation and good for an average of 190.6 per game. He also leads the nation with 20 rushing touchdowns.
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