3 free agents Cowboys must sign after restructuring Dak Prescott's contract

1. RB J.K. Dobbins

The Cowboys finally value the running back position in a way that is conducive to winning, but they've taken it to an unforeseen extreme. It's evident that household names like Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley were never on their radar, but even Tony Pollard fell outside their comfort zone.

Heck, lifetime time-sharer Zack Moss' $4 million salary was too expensive. Now, the running back pickings are alarmingly thin. Dallas reportedly kicked the tires on A.J. Dillon, but he's since agreed to return to the Packers.

J.K. Dobbins might be the best of the remaining bunch. He certainly has the most upside, but probably has a truncated market due to his injury history.

A former second-round pick of the Ravens in 2020, Dobbins suffered a torn ACL in his second season in 2021 and missed nine games the following year with another knee injury. He then suffered a torn Achilles in Week 1 this season after completing a long road to recovery.

Dobbins obviously carries great injury risk, but he's averaged 5.8 yards per carry in his career and looked the part of a multi-time Pro Bowler as a rookie. Pairing the 25-year-old with a 2024 draft pick would give Dallas a potentially exciting and dynamic backfield and it would hardly cost them any cap space.

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