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Dallas Cowboys: 5 Best players under 25 on the roster

By Cody Williams

Dallas Cowboys, Michael Gallup (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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Dallas Cowboys, Trevon Diggs (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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Ranking the Dallas Cowboys’ best players under 25 years old in 2020.

When you think about the Dallas Cowboys, for the most part, the strength of their roster coming into the 2020 season is in their young players. Guys such as Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott, both of whom entered the league in 2016, are focal points of the offense while Amari Cooper is still in his mid-20s as well. On defense, there are players such as Jaylon Smith, Xavier Woods and DeMarcus Lawrence as well who are under 30 years old.

But while those players are still young in terms of their NFL careers, meaning they have plenty of life remaining in the league and with the Cowboys, they aren’t fresh in the league anymore. All of those players are either over 25 years old or will be at that threshold when the 2020 season kicks off on Sept. 10.

So let’s take a look at the young players on the Dallas Cowboys roster who are set to be the next crop of stars in the league as they mature as professionals. These are the team’s five best players under 25 years old entering the 2020 season.

5. Trevon Diggs, CB

When it comes to NFL rookies, it’s always a bit unsettling putting them on a list of this nature. After all, they’ve not played a snap outside of the college level yet, so no matter what you think about them as a prospect, the potential for them to flop in the professional ranks is ever-present.

Despite that fact, I’m slotting 2020 second-round pick Trevon Diggs into the mix at the No. 5 spot here because I believe he’s going to emerge as a playmaker in Mike Nolan’s defense right away. The Cowboys took the 6-2 cornerback out of Alabama, and the younger brother of Stefon Diggs, and have big plans for him right away.

Diggs should step largely into the hole left by the departure of Byron Jones as the outside corner tasked with using his length and press-man ability to lock down opposing wide receivers. While he may have growing pains, as many rookies do, Diggs should thrive more than he flounders in his rookie season.

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