The Cowboys had one of the biggest UDFA classes in the NFL, signing 20 undrafted rookies to contracts:
- S Markquese Bell, Florida A&M
- DE Markaviest Bryant, Central Florida
- RB Malik Davis, Florida
- WR Dontario Drummond, Ole Miss
- C James Empey, BYU
- WR Ty Fryfogle, Indiana
- K Jonathan Garibay, Texas Tech
- LB Aaron Hansford, Texas A&M
- TE Peyton Hendershot, Indiana
- WR Dennis Houston, Western Illinois
- LB Storey Jackson, Liberty
- C Alex Lindstrom, Boston College
- CB Quandre Mosely, Kentucky
- WR Jaquarii Robinson, Wake Forest
- RB Aaron Shampklin, Harvard
- OT Amon Simon, Texas A&M-Commerce
- DE Mike Tafua, Utah
- CB Isaac Taylor-Stuart, Southern Cal
- S Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech
- S La’Kendrick Van Zandt, TCU
Bell got a chunk of money to join the Cowboys, receiving $215K in guaranteed money, per PFF’s Doug Kyed (on Twitter). The Florida A&M product missed the 2020 campaign but returned for the 2021 season, finishing with 95 tackles and a pair of sacks. Bell has shown some ability to play on both sides of the ball, making him an intriguing prospect (and, presumably, a good fit for special teams).
Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com tweets that Empey got $110K in guaranteed money. The lineman was a four-year starter at BYU, although injuries limited him to only 15 combined appearances between the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Jaquarii Roberson, not Robinson
I assume Garibay has the inside track on being the kicker. Keep on eye on Lindstrom to challenge Biadasz at the center position, as well as Fryfogle to the receiving corps.
Hey Cowboys,
Why even bother with the draft?
Because these guys are mostly depth , special teams, or camp bodies at best and they’re hoping they got done starters out of the better prospects they took in the draft?
The draft should be increased to at least 10 rounds. Too many teams are paying inflated money to get UDFA players to sign on the dotted line. If teams want those guys that bad, they should at least have a few more rounds of the draft so that the team can select additional players
What is it you think is the problem here?
Wow, I’m actually pretty impressed with the Cowboys scouts this go around, especially looking at their list of UDFAs.
Dallas got themselves a few steals here, and I wouldn’t at all be surprised to see almost a handful of these guys male the final 53 roster…
#1 Alex Lindstrom C/IOL Boston College
#2 Big Cat Bryant DE Auburn/UCF
#3 M.Bell S Florida A&M
#4 T.Fryfogle WR Indiana
#5 Isaac Taylor-Stuart DB USC
Taylor-Stuart could be an absolute Gem for Dallas. With him getting into an NFL conditioning and nutrition program, and with him especially getting some VASTLY IMPROVED coaching from a technical standpoint Taylor-Stuart could really see himself starting to real9ze his robust natural talents. Luckily for Dallas, they very well might be the beneficiary of this very intelligent low risk gamble!!