3 Cowboys candidates to be cut going into the summer

Cowboys’ Cut Candidate No. 1: Jabril Cox

Draft picks are bound to have a snowball effect on any NFL team’s roster, and the Cowboys’ third-round pick of LB DeMarvion Overshown may push Jabril Cox to the fringe.

Cox’s tenure in Dallas has been plagued with injuries ever since he was drafted by the Cowboys in 2021. The former fourth-rounder tore his ACL in Week 8 of his rookie campaign, an injury that impacted his start to the 2022 season, and Cox may be struggling to pull his weight around the rest of the Cowboys’ all-star defenders.

Cox played the majority of his career snaps on special teams, where the team likely hoped he would evolve into a spry and durable linebacker. With Overshown possibly taking over more snaps at Cox’s natural linebacker spot, Cox may be able to fill in for special-teamer Luke Gifford who left for the Tennessee Titans earlier this offseason, but that’s a big if.

The former LSU product boasts strong coverage skills and may find a better opportunity on… well, literally any other defense than the Cowboys. At the end of the day, Cox needs to gain more reps and grow his sample size if he wants to be seen as a reliable starter; injuries like the one he suffered early in his career can often derail players’ trajectories, and at this point there may be mutual interest on both sides to move on.