Ranking the 2021 Dallas Cowboys roster from 53 to 1

Seemingly every week, there is some little milestone that just gives you that goosebumpy, hair on your arms raising feeling that real football is about to happen. For the Dallas Cowboys, and every other team, the latest plateau was the “official” cut down to 53 players.

While it certainly is exciting, there are a few caveats that go with it. First and foremost, there is the unfortunate reality that a lot of guys’ dreams came to an end Tuesday. Of course, this isn’t about participation trophies, but there is still a level of humanity to the whole process. The other thing to keep in mind is that “official” is far from official.

A perfect example of this is that as of this writing, the Dallas Cowboys technically do not have a long snapper, nor a punter on the roster. Now, there are “wink, wink” deals in place that will have Jake McQuaide and Bryan Anger back at the Star sometime this weekend, but still, the roster is still not done.

For now, though, let’s break down the guys that are technically in the building and on the team. We will start with the complications of COVID as these guys don’t actually count towards the 53 until they are medically cleared. Where they would/will rank is the number in parenthesis.

Dallas Cowboys COVID-19 List

WR CeeDee Lamb (6), WR Noah Brown (27), S Damonae Kazee (14), DT Carlos Watkins (28), OL Connor Williams (13)