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.