2024 Cowboys roster ranking, 10-1:
The very top of the Cowboys roster features game-breakers and blue-chips.
We have made it to the top of the list of our 2024 Cowboys roster rankings.
If you missed the first five installments, let me once more review the premise. I am “borrowing” the format from my friends at “The Leap,” which is another Substack that covers the team that does the Lambeau Leap. They actually used early July to rank all 90 players on that team’s roster and while that seemed ambitious, I thought it would be worth it to roll through the top 60 and to knock it out with six straight days of 10 players each.
So, I needed a methodology, and this is what those guys used:
Our methodology: We ordered the players based on ability relative to their respective positions rather than the value of those positions. Put another way, this exercise prioritizes the "best" players, not necessarily the "most valuable" ones. That means the starting quarterback doesn't necessarily have to top the list because of the position he plays.
For me, basically, it means: “Just go line every Cowboy up from best football player to worst.”
Each edition of the 60-man roster ranking will include a batch of roughly 10 players and I used a panel of four of my football media friends to assist. They each ranked the roster, 1-60, and we combined their rankings with mine to determine the actual order. You might think of the rankings as general tiers, rather than getting too carried away with who is exactly where.
My panel of friends is as follows:
I am very grateful for their help in this. Now, let’s get down to business
Today's slate covers the final 10 on the roster countdown. But, if you wish to see the first 50 names and profiles, please click on the entries below:
Now, we unveil our final 10 - the big fellas on the Cowboys roster: