The time has come. The 2025 season is mercifully at its end. While the calendar has officially turned to 2026, the remnants of all of the decisions Dallas has made have a long tail, stretching into the regular season finale, Week 18 at the New York Giants. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer has done his best to transform the culture of the Cowboys, but it didn’t translate into a winning season in his first year at the helm.
Instead, Dallas will look to avoid a second-straight losing year, sitting at 7-8-1 heading into the last contest. In that vein, many starters are going to play in a game that is solely for pride and dictating draft order. That includes QB Dak Prescott, but won’t include their top two running backs, as Javonte Williams and Malik Davis were ruled out on Friday.
That opens the door for the activation of rookie Jaydon Blue, who has been blackballed from the game-day roster over his inability to take his craft as seriously as the coach wants. Whether Blue steps foot on the field with Prescott there remains to be seen.
Dallas had an open roster spot, then added three more as they moved several players to IR. After ruling them out Friday, the Cowboys moved Blue, Mafah and TJ Bass to IR, giving them four spots avaialble after releasing Trevon Diggs earlier in the week.
Three of those were filled by adding Blue and CB Josh Butler from IR to the 53-man roster. They also signed UDFA LB Justin Barron. In their final roster move, the club also elevated OL Nick Everett from the practice squad.
Here’s a look at the 53-man roster that Schottenheimer will have at his disposal on Sunday when he names his inactives.
Quarterbacks (2)
Running Backs (3)
Tight Ends (3)
Wide Receivers (6)
Offensive Tackles (3)
Offensive Guards (3)
Centers (2)
Defensive Ends (5)
Defensive Tackles (6)
Linebackers (6)
Cornerbacks (6)
Safeties (4)
Special Teams (4)
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Cowboys final 53-man roster of 2025, move 3 to IR, activate rookie RB
Reporting by K.D. Drummond, Cowboys Wire / Cowboys Wire
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