2025 Dallas Cowboys season
{{Short description|National Football League team season}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Dallas Cowboys
| logo =
| year = 2025
| record =
| division_place =
| coach = Brian Schottenheimer
| general manager = Jerry Jones
| owner = Jerry Jones
| stadium = AT&T Stadium
| playoffs =
| pro bowlers =
| uniform = Dallas Cowboys Uniforms 2022.png
| shortnavlink = Cowboys seasons
}}
The 2025 season will be the Dallas Cowboys' 66th in the National Football League (NFL), their 17th playing home games at AT&T Stadium, and their first under head coach Brian Schottenheimer. This will be the first season since 2013 without guard Zack Martin and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence: Martin announced his retirement on February 20,{{Cite web |title=Cowboys OL Zack Martin to retire after 11 seasons in NFL |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-ol-zack-martin-to-retire-after-11-seasons-in-nfl |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}} and Lawrence signed with the Seattle Seahawks during free agency.{{Cite web|last=Shook|first=Nick|title=Former Cowboys pass rusher Demarcus Lawrence signing three-year contract with Seahawks|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/former-cowboys-pass-rusher-demarcus-lawrence-signing-three-year-contract-with-seahawks|work=NFL.com|date=March 12, 2025|access-date=March 13, 2025}}{{TOC limit|3}}
Offseason
=Signings=
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| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2022|border=2}}"| Position
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2022|border=2}}"| Player !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2022|border=2}}"| Age !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2022|border=2}}"| 2024 team !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2022|border=2}}"| Contract | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | Miles Sanders | 28 | Carolina Panthers | 1 year, $1.3 million |
| RB | Javonte Williams | 25 | Denver Broncos | 1 year, $3 million |
| WR | Parris Campbell | 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 year, $1.3 million |
| G | Saahdiq Charles | 25 | Tennessee Titans | 1 year, $1.2 million |
| G | Robert Jones | 26 | Miami Dolphins | 1 year, $3.75 million |
| T | Hakeem Adeniji | 27 | Cleveland Browns | 1 year, $1.2 million |
| DE | Dante Fowler | 31 | Washington Commanders | 1 year, $8 million |
| DE | Payton Turner | 26 | New Orleans Saints | 1 year, $3 million |
| DT | Solomon Thomas | 30 | New York Jets | 2 years, $6 million |
| LB | Jack Sanborn | 25 | Chicago Bears | 1 year, $1.5 million |
=Re-signings=
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| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2022|border=2}}"| Position
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2022|border=2}}"| Player !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2022|border=2}}"| Age !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2022|border=2}}"| Contract | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WR | KaVontae Turpin | 29 | 3 years, $18 million |
| C | Dakoda Shepley | 31 | 2 years, $2.3 million |
| DT | Osa Odighizuwa | 27 | 4 years, $80 million |
| CB | C. J. Goodwin | 35 | 1 year, $1.2 million |
| CB | Israel Mukuamu | 26 | 1 year, $1.75 million |
| SS | Markquese Bell | 26 | 3 years, $9 million |
| P | Bryan Anger | 37 | 2 years, $6.4 million |
| LS | Trent Sieg | 30 | 3 years, $4.5 million |
=Trade acquisitions=
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| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2019|border=2}}"| Position
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2019|border=2}}"| Player !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2019|border=2}}"| Age !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2019|border=2}}"| 2024 team !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2019|border=2}}"| Traded away | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Joe Milton | 25 | New England Patriots | 2025 fifth-round selection |
| LB | Kenneth Murray | 27 | Tennessee Titans | 2025 sixth-round selection |
| CB | Kaiir Elam | 24 | Buffalo Bills | 2025 fifth-round selection and 2026 seventh-round selection |
=Departures=
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| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2021|border=2}}"| Position
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2021|border=2}}"| Player !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2021|border=2}}"| Age !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2021|border=2}}"| 2025 team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Trey Lance | 25 | Los Angeles Chargers |
| QB | Cooper Rush | 32 | Baltimore Ravens |
| RB | Rico Dowdle | 27 | Carolina Panthers |
| WR | Brandin Cooks | 32 | New Orleans Saints |
| T | Chuma Edoga | 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| G | Zack Martin | 35 | Retired |
| DE | Chauncey Golston | 27 | New York Giants |
| DE | DeMarcus Lawrence | 33 | Seattle Seahawks |
| DE | Carl Lawson | 30 | TBD |
| DE | Carlos Watkins | 32 | TBD |
| DT | Linval Joseph | 37 | TBD |
| LB | Eric Kendricks | 33 | TBD |
| CB | Jourdan Lewis | 30 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| CB | Amani Oruwariye | 29 | TBD |
Draft
{{main|2025 NFL draft}}
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|+ 2025 Dallas Cowboys draft selections |
| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2025|border=2}}"| Round
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2025|border=2}}"| Selection !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2025|border=2}}"| Player !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2025|border=2}}"| Position !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2025|border=2}}"| College !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2025|border=2}}"| Notes |
|---|
| 1 || 12
| Tyler Booker|| OG|| Alabama|| |
| 2 || 44
| Donovan Ezeiruaku|| DE|| Boston College|| |
| 3 || 76
| Shavon Revel || CB || East Carolina || |
| 4 || 114
|colspan="3" style="background:#BFBFBF"| Traded to the Carolina Panthers{{efn-ua|name=Panthers|The Cowboys traded a fourth-round selection to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a seventh-round selection and WR Jonathan Mingo.{{Cite web|last=Archer|first=Todd|title=Cowboys trade 4th-round pick for Panthers WR Jonathan Mingo|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42209527/sources-cowboys-trade-4th-rounder-panthers-wr-jonathan-mingo|work=ESPN|date=November 5, 2024|access-date=March 18, 2025}}}} ||style="background:#BFBFBF"| |
| rowspan="5"| 5 || 149
| Jaydon Blue || RB || Texas || |
| 152
| Shemar James || LB || Florida || From Arizona |
| 170
|colspan="3" style="background:#BFBFBF"| Traded to the Buffalo Bills{{efn-ua|name=Bills|The Cowboys traded a fifth-round selection (170th overall) and a 2026 seventh-round selection to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a sixth-round selection (204th overall) and CB Kaiir Elam.{{cite news |first=Alec |last=White |title=Buffalo Bills agree to terms to trade CB Kaiir Elam to Cowboys in exchange for fifth and seventh-round draft picks |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/buffalo-bills-agree-to-terms-to-trade-cb-kaiir-elam-to-cowboys-in-exchange-for-fifth-and-seventh-round-draft-picks |website=buffalobills.com |date=March 12, 2025 |access-date=March 15, 2025 }}}} ||style="background:#BFBFBF"| Compensatory pick |
| 171
|colspan="3" style="background:#BFBFBF"| Traded to the New England Patriots{{efn-ua|name=Patriots|The Cowboys traded a fifth-round selection (171th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for a seventh-round selection (217th overall) and QB Joe Milton.{{cite web|last1=Yarrish|first1=Tommy|title=Cowboys complete trade for Patriots QB Joe Milton III|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-finalizing-trade-to-acquire-patriots-qb-joe-milton-iii|website=dallascowboys.com|date=April 3, 2025|access-date=April 3, 2025}}}} ||style="background:#BFBFBF"| Compensatory pick |
| 174
|colspan="3" style="background:#BFBFBF"| Traded to the Arizona Cardinals ||style="background:#BFBFBF"| Compensatory pick |
| rowspan="3"| 6 || 188
|colspan="3" style="background:#BFBFBF"| Traded to the Tennessee Titans{{efn-ua|name=Titans|The Cowboys traded a sixth-round selection to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for LB Kenneth Murray.{{Cite web|last=Yarrish|first=Tommy|title=Cowboys agree to terms on trade for Titans LB Kenneth Murray Jr.|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-agree-to-terms-on-trade-for-titans-lb-kenneth-murray|work=Dallas Cowboys|date=March 12, 2025|access-date=March 18, 2025}}}} ||style="background:#BFBFBF"| |
| 204
| Ajani Cornelius || OT || Oregon || From Bills{{efn-ua|name=Bills}} via Cardinals |
| 211
|colspan="3" style="background:#BFBFBF"| Traded to the Arizona Cardinals ||style="background:#BFBFBF"| Compensatory pick |
| rowspan="4"| 7 || 217
| Jay Toia || DT || UCLA || From Patriots{{efn-ua|name=Patriots}} |
| 228
|colspan="3" style="background:#BFBFBF"| Traded to the Detroit Lions{{efn-ua|name=Lions|The Cowboys traded a seventh-round selection and a 2024 first-round selection (24th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for first- and third-round selections (29th and 73rd overall).{{cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/lions-trade-up-to-select-alabama-cb-terrion-arnold-at-no-24-overall-in-2024-nfl-draft|title=Lions trade up to select Alabama CB Terrion Arnold at No. 24 overall in 2024 NFL Draft|website=NFL.com|first=Kevin|last=Patra|date=April 25, 2024|accessdate=April 25, 2024}}}} ||style="background:#BFBFBF"| |
| 239
| Phil Mafah || RB || Clemson || From Tennessee |
| 247
| Tommy Akingbesote || DT || Maryland || From Panthers{{efn-ua|name=Panthers}} |
Draft trades
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Staff
{{Dallas Cowboys staff}}
Current roster
{{Dallas Cowboys roster}}
Preseason
The Cowboys' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.
Regular season
=2025 opponents=
Listed below are the Cowboys' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May.{{cite web |title=2025 Opponents Determined |url=https://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-game/2025-opponents-determined/ |work=NFL Football Operations |date=January 6, 2025 |accessdate=January 6, 2025}}
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| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2025|border=2}}"| Category | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2025|border=2}}" width=200px| Home | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=2025|border=2}}" width=200px| Away |
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| Division opponents (NFC East) | colspan=2| New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders | |
| Conference opponents (NFC North) | Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings | Chicago Bears Detroit Lions |
| Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement) | Arizona Cardinals | Carolina Panthers |
| Interconference opponents (AFC West) | Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers | Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders |
| Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement) | {{n/a}} | New York Jets |
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.dallascowboys.com/}}
{{Dallas Cowboys}}
{{Dallas Cowboys seasons}}
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