4 players the Cowboys were right to move on from in 2023

2. Dalton Schultz

This is no knock on Schultz, but the Cowboys would have been silly to pay the former fourth-round pick with the 2023 tight end class being the deepest in years. Further, the flashes Jake Ferguson and Peyton Hendershot showed as rookies made it palatable to let Schultz test free agency, where he inked a modest one-year deal with the Texans.

It was somewhat surprising Dallas didn't draft a tight end in the first round, but second-round selection Luke Schoonmaker arguably has greater upside than Schultz -- both as a blocker and pass-catcher. He didn't produce much at Michigan, but the Wolverines have been a run-oriented offense for multiple years.

Schoonmaker might not fill Schultz's shoes right away, but the Cowboys were smart to allow the former to leave in free agency as it allowed the necessary wiggle room to re-sign Donovan Wilson and Leighton Vander Esch, both of whom are more important to the team's success.

At the end of the day, Schultz is a good tight end -- but not quite good enough to where Dallas should've jumped through hoops to re-sign him.