Welcome back to The Landry Hat's series on the best Dallas Cowboys player to wear every jersey number from No. 0 to No. 99.
After not having to make any decision at all at No. 0, as there has only been one man to don that particular digit in the 65-season-plus history of America's Team, our entries at Nos. 1 and 2 naturally weren't that easy, as each had several options from which to choose. And as you'll see from the full list below, we've got some options here at No. 3 as well.
- Anthony Brown, CB
- Brandin Cooks, WR
- Billy Cundiff, K
- Richie Cunningham, K
- Kai Forbath, K
- Garrett Gilbert, QB
- Lirim Hajrullahu, K
- Dennis Houston, WR
- Jon Kitna, QB
- Jim Miller, P
- Eddie Murray, K
- George Pickens, WR
- Mark Sanchez, QB
- Steve Walsh, QB
- Brandon Weeden, QB
Due to the jersey restrictions the NFL had in place from 1973 to 2021, the majority of this list is made up of quarterbacks and kickers.
If we were to roll with a QB here, the choice would be Jon Kitna, who spent parts of four seasons in Dallas and filled in admirably during the 2010 campaign when Tony Romo went down with a broken clavicle, going 4-5 in nine starts while completing 65.7 percent of his passes for 2,365 yards with 16 touchdowns in his 10 total appearances.
If we went the kicker route, the call would be Richie Cunningham, who had some happy days (sorry, we couldn't help it) during the 1997 season, earning First-Team All-Pro honors after connecting on all 24 of his extra-point attempts and 34 of 37 field goals.
At the end of the day, though, our official selection is wide receiver George Pickens. Yes, he's only been with the club for a single season at this point in time, but it was quite the campaign, and it was certainly enough to give him this title of the best Cowboys player to wear No. 3.
George Pickens had the fourth-most yards in a single season of any Dallas Cowboys player in history
A second-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022, Pickens was in the good-but-not-quite-great kind of a category for the first three years of his career, tallying 174 catches for 2,841 yards and 12 touchdowns during his run in the Steel City.
Behavioral issues became a concern, so when Jerry Jones made the move to bring the former Georgia Bulldog to Dallas ahead of the 2025 season to give Dak Prescott a genuine WR2 to pair with CeeDee Lamb, it's safe to say that not everybody was on board with the decision.
But Pickens, who was originally going to wear No. 13 but ultimately swapped numbers with pass-rusher Dante Fowler Jr., proved to be a model teammate (at least publicly) and went out and had one of the best single seasons by any receiver in Cowboys history.
Playing all 17 games for Dallas during the '25 season, Pickens set career highs across the board, tallying 93 catches for 1,429 yards with nine touchdowns en route to earning the first Pro Bowl selection of his career, also receiving Second-Team All-Pro honors. Yes, some of his biggest outings came when Lamb was injured, but that doesn't take away from just how spectacular his season was.
And it certainly was spectacular. In fact, those 1,429 yards were good for the fourth-highest single-season total of any player who has donned a Dallas jersey over the years, which is certainly saying something, given the incredible list of pass-catchers the Cowboys have employed.
Only time will tell if Pickens will be a long-term Cowboy after playing the 2026 season on the franchise tag, but even if he leaves, he can at least say for the time being that he's the best in franchise history to wear No. 3.
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