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.