NFL rumors: 3 Cowboys contingency plans if they lose Tony Pollard in 2024

NFL Rumors: Cowboys could draft TreVeyon Henderson

It’s unfortunate, but the current system is rigged against free-agent running backs. Given their usage rate, the average NFL running back tends to run into a wall by around their age-28 season. Considering most of the available backs in 2024 free agency are nearing that age, Dallas best option could be in the draft, if they see fit.

As of this writing TreVeyon Henderson out of Ohio State is the top-ranked running back in next year’s draft class, per Pro Football Network. Here is their summary of Henderson’s strengths as a runner:

"“2021 is when Henderson exploded onto the scene with over 1,500 total yards from scrimmage and 19 total TDs. His on-field explosiveness is just as drastic as his statistical emergence. At 5’10”, 214, Henderson’s ability to offset and send defenders lurching with his lateral twitch while maintaining vertical speed is unique and deadly.”"

If Dallas cannot sign Pollard due to financial constraints, they’d save quite a bit of capital by drafting a player like Henderson in the late first of second round. Selecting a running back early in the draft can sometimes hinder the overall class, but by losing Pollard, Dallas would have a huge need at the position.

Henderson’s freshman season was impressive enough to warrant national acclaim. If he can repeat that in 2023, expect NFL teams to value him highly in April 2024.