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Dallas Cowboys Depth Chart

Dak Prescott is the Cowboys' listed starting quarterback, with Javonte Williams at running back and CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens and Ryan Flournoy at receiver. The defense lines up in a base 3-4. No Week 9 injury report in the data yet (pulled Nov 4, 2026, 8:46 PM ET).

Depth chart as of Nov 4, 2026, 10:20 AM ET · Sources

Next game: Week 9 at Colts, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM ET

Offense listed: 3 WR, 1 TE

Cowboys this season: shotgun 64%, under center 34%, pistol 2% · one back 79%, two backs 17%, empty 3% · motion 47% (544 charted snaps, 8 games).

Dallas Cowboys offense in a 3 WR setCowboys offense: WR CeeDee Lamb, WR George Pickens, LT Tyler Guyton, LG Tyler Smith, C Cooper Beebe, RG Tyler Booker, RT Terence Steele, WR Ryan Flournoy, QB Dak Prescott, TE Jake Ferguson, RB Javonte WilliamsCowboys offense#88WRLamb2 · Turpin#3WRPickens2 · Mingo#60LTGuyton2 · Shelton#73LGSmith2 · Bass#56CBeebe2 · Hennessy#52RGBooker2 · Cornelius#78RTSteele2 · Jones#19WRFlournoy2 · Brown#4QBPrescott2 · Howell#87TEFerguson2 · Spann-Ford#33RBWilliams2 · Goodson

As the team lists it: three receivers, one tight end and one running back. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Cowboys lined him up on most snaps.

  1. WR#88 CeeDee LambNext up: KaVontae Turpin
  2. WR#3 George PickensNext up: Jonathan Mingo
  3. LT#60 Tyler GuytonNext up: Drew Shelton
  4. LG#73 Tyler SmithNext up: T.J. Bass
  5. C#56 Cooper BeebeNext up: Matt Hennessy
  6. RG#52 Tyler BookerNext up: Ajani Cornelius
  7. RT#78 Terence SteeleNext up: Broderick Jones
  8. WR#19 Ryan FlournoyNext up: Camden Brown
  9. QB#4 Dak PrescottNext up: Sam Howell
  10. TE#87 Jake FergusonNext up: Brevyn Spann-Ford
  11. RB#33 Javonte WilliamsNext up: Tyler Goodson
Dallas Cowboys offense in a 2 TE setCowboys offense: LT Tyler Guyton, LG Tyler Smith, C Cooper Beebe, RG Tyler Booker, RT Terence Steele, WR CeeDee Lamb, WR George Pickens, TE Jake Ferguson, TE Brevyn Spann-Ford, QB Dak Prescott, RB Javonte WilliamsCowboys offense#60LTGuyton2 · Shelton#73LGSmith2 · Bass#56CBeebe2 · Hennessy#52RGBooker2 · Cornelius#78RTSteele2 · Jones#88WRLamb2 · Flournoy#3WRPickens2 · Turpin#87TEFerguson2 · Schoonmaker#89TESpann-Ford2 · Fant#4QBPrescott2 · Howell#33RBWilliams2 · Goodson

Two tight ends: the top two receivers stay on the field and the second tight end lines up on the left end. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Cowboys lined him up on most snaps. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.

  1. LT#60 Tyler GuytonNext up: Drew Shelton
  2. LG#73 Tyler SmithNext up: T.J. Bass
  3. C#56 Cooper BeebeNext up: Matt Hennessy
  4. RG#52 Tyler BookerNext up: Ajani Cornelius
  5. RT#78 Terence SteeleNext up: Broderick Jones
  6. WR#88 CeeDee LambNext up: Ryan Flournoy
  7. WR#3 George PickensNext up: KaVontae Turpin
  8. TE#87 Jake FergusonNext up: Luke Schoonmaker
  9. TE#89 Brevyn Spann-FordNext up: Princeton Fant
  10. QB#4 Dak PrescottNext up: Sam Howell
  11. RB#33 Javonte WilliamsNext up: Tyler Goodson
Dallas Cowboys offense in a I-form setCowboys offense: LT Tyler Guyton, LG Tyler Smith, C Cooper Beebe, RG Tyler Booker, RT Terence Steele, WR CeeDee Lamb, WR George Pickens, TE Jake Ferguson, QB Dak Prescott, FB Hunter Luepke, RB Javonte WilliamsCowboys offense#60LTGuyton2 · Shelton#73LGSmith2 · Bass#56CBeebe2 · Hennessy#52RGBooker2 · Cornelius#78RTSteele2 · Jones#88WRLamb2 · Flournoy#3WRPickens2 · Turpin#87TEFerguson2 · Spann-Ford#4QBPrescott2 · Howell#30FBLuepkeno backup listed#33RBWilliams2 · Goodson

I-formation: two receivers and one tight end, with the quarterback under center and a fullback and running back stacked behind him. Two-back sets: 17% of snaps this season. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.

  1. LT#60 Tyler GuytonNext up: Drew Shelton
  2. LG#73 Tyler SmithNext up: T.J. Bass
  3. C#56 Cooper BeebeNext up: Matt Hennessy
  4. RG#52 Tyler BookerNext up: Ajani Cornelius
  5. RT#78 Terence SteeleNext up: Broderick Jones
  6. WR#88 CeeDee LambNext up: Ryan Flournoy
  7. WR#3 George PickensNext up: KaVontae Turpin
  8. TE#87 Jake FergusonNext up: Brevyn Spann-Ford
  9. QB#4 Dak PrescottNext up: Sam Howell
  10. FB#30 Hunter LuepkeNo backup listed
  11. RB#33 Javonte WilliamsNext up: Tyler Goodson
Dallas Cowboys offense in a 4 WR setCowboys offense: LT Tyler Guyton, LG Tyler Smith, C Cooper Beebe, RG Tyler Booker, RT Terence Steele, WR CeeDee Lamb, WR George Pickens, WR Ryan Flournoy, WR KaVontae Turpin, QB Dak Prescott, RB Javonte WilliamsCowboys offense#60LTGuyton2 · Shelton#73LGSmith2 · Bass#56CBeebe2 · Hennessy#52RGBooker2 · Cornelius#78RTSteele2 · Jones#88WRLamb2 · Mingo#3WRPickens2 · Brown#19WRFlournoyno backup listed#9WRTurpinno backup listed#4QBPrescott2 · Howell#33RBWilliams2 · Goodson

Four receivers and no tight end: the next receiver on the depth chart comes in. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Cowboys lined him up on most snaps. Empty-backfield sets: 3% of snaps this season. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.

  1. LT#60 Tyler GuytonNext up: Drew Shelton
  2. LG#73 Tyler SmithNext up: T.J. Bass
  3. C#56 Cooper BeebeNext up: Matt Hennessy
  4. RG#52 Tyler BookerNext up: Ajani Cornelius
  5. RT#78 Terence SteeleNext up: Broderick Jones
  6. WR#88 CeeDee LambNext up: Jonathan Mingo
  7. WR#3 George PickensNext up: Camden Brown
  8. WR#19 Ryan FlournoyNo backup listed
  9. WR#9 KaVontae TurpinNo backup listed
  10. QB#4 Dak PrescottNext up: Sam Howell
  11. RB#33 Javonte WilliamsNext up: Tyler Goodson

Defense Base 3-4

Dallas Cowboys defense on the fieldCowboys defense: LDE Quinnen Williams, NT Otito Ogbonnia, RDE Kenny Clark, WLB Rashan Gary, LILB DeMarvion Overshown, RILB Dee Winters, SLB Donovan Ezeiruaku, LCB Joey Porter Jr., SS P.J. Locke, FS Malik Hooker, RCB DaRon BlandCowboys defense#92LDEWilliams2 · Overton#91NTOgbonnia2 · Bullard#97RDEClark2 · Garcia#7WLBGary2 · Miller#0LILBOvershown2 · Barham#53RILBWinters2 · James#6SLBEzeiruaku2 · Lawrence#25LCBPorter Jr.2 · Durant#1SSLocke2 · Bell#24FSHooker2 · Clark#26RCBBland2 · Speed
  1. LDE#92 Quinnen WilliamsNext up: LT Overton
  2. NT#91 Otito OgbonniaNext up: Jonathan Bullard
  3. RDE#97 Kenny ClarkNext up: Elijah Garcia
  4. WLB#7 Rashan GaryNext up: Von Miller
  5. LILB#0 DeMarvion OvershownNext up: Jaishawn Barham
  6. RILB#53 Dee WintersNext up: Shemar James
  7. SLB#6 Donovan EzeiruakuNext up: Malachi Lawrence
  8. LCB#25 Joey Porter Jr.Next up: Cobie Durant
  9. SS#1 P.J. LockeNext up: Markquese Bell
  10. FS#24 Malik HookerNext up: Alijah Clark
  11. RCB#26 DaRon BlandNext up: Ameer Speed

Also listed: Fullback: #30 Hunter Luepke; Nickel back (fifth defensive back in nickel): #13 Caleb Downs.

Special teams

  1. PK#17 Brandon AubreyNo backup listed
  2. P#5 Bryan AngerNo backup listed
  3. H#5 Bryan AngerNo backup listed
  4. PR#9 KaVontae TurpinNext up: Jonathan Mingo
  5. KR#9 KaVontae TurpinNext up: Tyler Goodson
  6. LS#44 Trent SiegNo backup listed

Last game

Cardinals beat Cowboys 33–30 in overtime

Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1

The Cardinals beat the Cowboys 33–30 in overtime in Dallas, moving to 3–5. The Cowboys fell to 3–5.

For the Cardinals, Jacoby Brissett went 10-for-23 for 119 yards with 1 interception. Gardner Minshew also played, going 17-for-23 for 188 yards with 3 touchdowns. Tyler Allgeier ran for 147 yards on 11 carries and scored a touchdown. Michael Wilson caught 8 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.

For the Cowboys, Dak Prescott went 19-for-29 for 195 yards with 1 touchdown.

On defense, Quinnen Williams (Cowboys) had 2 sacks and Shemar James (Cowboys) had an interception.

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Cowboys team stats

The Cowboys rank 21st in the NFL by net EPA per play (power rankings), 7th on offense and 31st on defense.

StatValueNFL rank
Points per game27.47th
Points allowed per game26.627th
Offense EPA per play+0.097th
Defense EPA allowed per play+0.1331st
Pass rate61%7th
Third-down conversions50%3rd
Red-zone touchdown rate68%6th
Opponent third-down rate53%31st
Fourth-down tries11 (6 converted)15th

From nflverse play-by-play (CC BY 4.0), runs and passes. Pass rate includes sacks.

Who gets the ball

Each player's share of the Cowboys' targets and carries in the games he played, and his PPR fantasy points.

PlayerRoleGamesTarget shareCarry sharePPR a game
CeeDee Lambstarting receiver831%1%21.0
Dak Prescottstarting quarterback80%12%18.5
Javonte Williamsstarting running back88%67%17.2
George Pickensstarting receiver821%0%13.0
Ryan Flournoystarting receiver815%1%9.6
Jake Fergusonstarting tight end79%0%6.4
Brevyn Spann-FordTE286%0%3.0
KaVontae Turpinbackup receiver63%2%2.5
Tyler GoodsonRB254%19%3.0
Hunter Luepkestarting fullback72%2%1.0
Luke SchoonmakerTE333%0%2.0
Jonathan Mingobackup receiver64%0%1.0

Target share leaders · Fantasy football

Latest moves

  1. Depth chartNov 2P.J. Locke now listed first at SS (was Caleb Downs) Defense · SS
  2. RosterWeek 8P.J. Locke activated from a reserve list Defense · DB
  3. RosterWeek 8James Mitchell promoted from the practice squad Offense · TE
  4. RosterWeek 8Emari Demercado released Offense · RB
  5. RosterWeek 8DJ Rogers released Offense · TE
  6. InjuryWeek 8Jonathan Bullard questionable for Week 8 (calf) Defense · DT
  7. InjuryWeek 8Kenny Clark questionable for Week 8 (back) Defense · DT
  8. InjuryWeek 8P.J. Locke questionable for Week 8 (foot) Defense · S
  9. InjuryWeek 8George Pickens questionable for Week 8 (shoulder) Offense · WR
  10. InjuryWeek 8KaVontae Turpin ruled out for Week 8 (ribs) Offense · WR
  11. InjuryWeek 8Luke Schoonmaker questionable for Week 8 (groin) Offense · TE
  12. InjuryWeek 8Dee Winters ruled out for Week 8 (calf) Defense · LB
32 earlier moves
  1. InjuryWeek 8Marist Liufau questionable for Week 8 (forearm) Defense · LB
  2. RosterWeek 7Kyle Trask joined the practice squad Offense · QB
  3. RosterWeek 7Derion Kendrick moved to the practice squad Defense · DB
  4. RosterWeek 7Caelen Carson released Defense · DB
  5. InjuryWeek 7P.J. Locke questionable for Week 7 (foot) Defense · S
  6. InjuryWeek 7KaVontae Turpin ruled out for Week 7 (ribs) Offense · WR
  7. InjuryWeek 7Dee Winters ruled out for Week 7 (calf) Defense · LB
  8. InjuryWeek 7Marist Liufau questionable for Week 7 (forearm) Defense · LB
  9. InjuryWeek 7Drew Shelton ruled out for Week 7 (hamstring) Offense · T
  10. RosterWeek 6Nick Leverett moved to the practice squad Offense · OL
  11. RosterWeek 6Derion Kendrick promoted from the practice squad Defense · DB
  12. RosterWeek 6Alex Austin released from the practice squad Defense · DB
  13. RosterWeek 6Emari Demercado joined the roster Offense · RB
  14. RosterWeek 6Joe Milton III left for the Eagles Offense · QB
  15. RosterWeek 6Reddy Steward moved to the practice squad Defense · DB
  16. RosterWeek 5Tyler Smith activated from injured reserve Offense · OL
  17. RosterWeek 5Emari Demercado released Offense · RB
  18. RosterWeek 4Laken Tomlinson left for the Packers Offense · OL
  19. RosterWeek 4Jonathan Bullard placed on injured reserve Defense · DL
  20. RosterWeek 4Jalen Thompson placed on injured reserve Defense · DB
  21. RosterWeek 4Elijah Garcia promoted from the practice squad Defense · DL
  22. RosterWeek 4Juanyeh Thomas joined the roster Defense · DB
  23. RosterWeek 4Alex Austin joined the practice squad Defense · DB
  24. RosterWeek 4Joey Porter Jr. joined the roster from the Steelers Defense · DB
  25. RosterWeek 4Tyrek Funderburk joined the practice squad Defense · DB
  26. RosterWeek 3P.J. Locke placed on injured reserve Defense · DB
  27. RosterWeek 3Curtis Robinson moved to the practice squad Defense · LB
  28. RosterWeek 3Reddy Steward promoted from the practice squad Defense · DB
  29. RosterWeek 2Curtis Robinson promoted from the practice squad Defense · LB
  30. RosterWeek 2Tyler Goodson joined the roster from the Falcons Offense · RB
  31. RosterWeek 2Israel Abanikanda moved to the practice squad Offense · RB
  32. RosterWeek 2Justin Barron promoted from the practice squad Defense · LB

Depth chart changes are dated by the day the team's chart changed; roster moves and injury statuses carry the week. All teams' moves this week · Follow the Cowboys by RSS

How the Cowboys line up

Share of charted offensive snaps by where the quarterback lined up and how many backs were behind him, for every game so far. Most snaps have one back; the data does not say how many tight ends or receivers were on the field.

WkGameSnapsShotgunUnder centerPistol1 back2 backsEmptyMotionPlay-action
Season54464%34%2%79%17%3%47%14%
1at Giants5878%22%0%76%19%5%66%10%
2vs Commanders5562%36%2%75%24%2%58%24%
3vs Ravens7459%38%3%86%11%3%47%15%
4at Texans7867%32%1%81%15%4%51%15%
5vs Buccaneers6072%27%2%83%12%5%37%12%
6at Packers7876%23%1%82%13%5%31%12%
7at Eagles6853%47%0%84%15%1%38%10%
8vs Cardinals7349%47%4%67%30%3%51%18%

Formation stats: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Charted within 48 hours of each game.

Full depth chart

PosStarter2nd3rd4th
Offense
WR#88 CeeDee Lamb#9 KaVontae Turpin
WR#3 George Pickens#18 Jonathan Mingo
LT#60 Tyler Guyton#67 Drew Shelton
LG#73 Tyler Smith#66 T.J. Bass
C#56 Cooper Beebe#72 Matt Hennessy
RG#52 Tyler Booker#65 Ajani Cornelius
RT#78 Terence Steele#77 Broderick Jones
WR#19 Ryan Flournoy#80 Camden Brown
QB#4 Dak Prescott#16 Sam Howell
TE#87 Jake Ferguson#89 Brevyn Spann-Ford#86 Luke Schoonmaker#85 Princeton Fant
RB#33 Javonte Williams#32 Tyler Goodson#20 Malik Davis
FB#30 Hunter Luepke
Defense
LDE#92 Quinnen Williams#99 LT Overton
NT#91 Otito Ogbonnia#90 Jonathan Bullard
RDE#97 Kenny Clark#93 Elijah Garcia#94 Kelvin Gilliam Jr.
WLB#7 Rashan Gary#40 Von Miller#41 James Houston
LILB#0 DeMarvion Overshown#55 Jaishawn Barham
RILB#53 Dee Winters#50 Shemar James#45 Justin Barron
SLB#6 Donovan Ezeiruaku#57 Malachi Lawrence#59 Tyrus Wheat#35 Marist Liufau
LCB#25 Joey Porter Jr.#2 Cobie Durant#29 Devin Moore
SS#1 P.J. Locke#14 Markquese Bell#34 Jalen Thompson
FS#24 Malik Hooker#11 Alijah Clark#43 Juanyeh Thomas
RCB#26 DaRon Bland#23 Ameer Speed#28 Shavon Revel Jr.
NB#13 Caleb Downs
Special teams
PK#17 Brandon Aubrey
P#5 Bryan Anger
H#5 Bryan Anger
PR#9 KaVontae Turpin#18 Jonathan Mingo#13 Caleb Downs
KR#9 KaVontae Turpin#32 Tyler Goodson#20 Malik Davis
LS#44 Trent Sieg

2026 schedule and lineups

WkOpponentResult / kickoffLineups
1at GiantsL 20–28Lineups
2vs CommandersW 37–20Lineups
3vs RavensL 31–34Lineups
4at TexansW 34–30Lineups
5vs BuccaneersL 16–24Lineups
6at PackersL 13–23Lineups
7at EaglesW 38–21Lineups
8vs CardinalsL 30–33Lineups
9at ColtsSun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM ETLineups
10vs 49ersSun, Nov 15, 4:25 PM ETLineups
11vs TitansSun, Nov 22, 1:00 PM ETLineups
12vs EaglesThu, Nov 26, 4:30 PM ETLineups
13at SeahawksMon, Dec 7, 8:15 PM ETLineups
15at RamsSun, Dec 20, 4:25 PM ETLineups
16vs JaguarsSun, Dec 27, 8:20 PM ETLineups
17vs GiantsSun, Jan 3, 1:00 PM ETLineups
18at CommandersSun, Jan 10, 1:00 PM ETLineups

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