Dallas Cowboys 2026 Offseason Thread
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Broderick Jones has starting experience at LT and RT.
Kinda tells you what they think of Thomas and Shelton if either had to play this year, and I do think they are worried about Steele.
He was a 1st rd pick in 2023. I'd be curious to know what Klayton Adams thought of him that yr as he was the OL Coach for the Cards and probably would have scouted him. Jones went to Georgia and was the 14th overall pick in 2023. 6'5, 311lbs.
Jones, Pittsburgh's first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, gives Dallas more experience in the offensive trenches, having played in 45 games and started 38 for the Steelers over the course of the last three seasons.
Last year, Jones played all 603 of his snaps at left tackle, but in the two years prior had seen most of his work on the right side. Jones gives the Cowboys an option as their swing tackle, but at just 25 years old, may also eventually compete for a starting role.
Write up from Walter Football
Summary: Jones was a backup in 2020 and 2021, but injuries forced him onto the field in crunch time. Jones became the Bulldogs starting left tackle for the final four games of the 2021 season, and he helped them to finish off their National Championship. In 2022, Jones was the program's starting left tackle and put together a good season of protecting Stetson Bennett while their team repeated as the National Champion.
Jones has aggression and a mean streak as a run blocker. Finding nasty bullies up front is getting more difficult because the uptempo and spread concepts have changed the game. Jones is a throwback who blocks through the whistle, pushes defenders around, buries them into the ground, and finishes them off with violence. He has developed strength to push defenders out of their gaps and open holes in the ground game. With heavy hands, Jones is able to sustain his blocks after shocking defenders back. He also has the quickness and athleticism to get to the second level. He can pull and could fit either a zone- or power-man-blocking scheme.
In pass protection, Jones has the quickness and agility to mirror speed rushers. He also has a strong base to hold up against bull rushes. While Jones has talent and technique, he lacks length, and that could be problematic for him in the NFL. Longer defensive ends and rush linebackers could give him issues in terms of being able to shed his blocks.
Strengths:
Kinda tells you what they think of Thomas and Shelton if either had to play this year, and I do think they are worried about Steele.
He was a 1st rd pick in 2023. I'd be curious to know what Klayton Adams thought of him that yr as he was the OL Coach for the Cards and probably would have scouted him. Jones went to Georgia and was the 14th overall pick in 2023. 6'5, 311lbs.
Jones, Pittsburgh's first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, gives Dallas more experience in the offensive trenches, having played in 45 games and started 38 for the Steelers over the course of the last three seasons.
Last year, Jones played all 603 of his snaps at left tackle, but in the two years prior had seen most of his work on the right side. Jones gives the Cowboys an option as their swing tackle, but at just 25 years old, may also eventually compete for a starting role.
Write up from Walter Football
Summary: Jones was a backup in 2020 and 2021, but injuries forced him onto the field in crunch time. Jones became the Bulldogs starting left tackle for the final four games of the 2021 season, and he helped them to finish off their National Championship. In 2022, Jones was the program's starting left tackle and put together a good season of protecting Stetson Bennett while their team repeated as the National Champion.
Jones has aggression and a mean streak as a run blocker. Finding nasty bullies up front is getting more difficult because the uptempo and spread concepts have changed the game. Jones is a throwback who blocks through the whistle, pushes defenders around, buries them into the ground, and finishes them off with violence. He has developed strength to push defenders out of their gaps and open holes in the ground game. With heavy hands, Jones is able to sustain his blocks after shocking defenders back. He also has the quickness and athleticism to get to the second level. He can pull and could fit either a zone- or power-man-blocking scheme.
In pass protection, Jones has the quickness and agility to mirror speed rushers. He also has a strong base to hold up against bull rushes. While Jones has talent and technique, he lacks length, and that could be problematic for him in the NFL. Longer defensive ends and rush linebackers could give him issues in terms of being able to shed his blocks.
Strengths:
- Rare blocker with a mean streak
- Tough run blocker
- Heavy hands
- Generates movement in the ground game
- Sustains blocks
- Physical
- Can manipulate in the ground game
- Bullies defenders and blocks through the whistle
- Has quality technique
- Good at pulling
- Agile in space
- Awareness
- Anchors well against bull rushes
- Dependable pass protector
- Ability to bend
- Fires off the line
- Has quick enough feet
- Can bend at the knee
- Sustains blocks well
- Experienced against good competition
- Lacks length
- Short height
- Maybe should move inside