It is safe to assume the Dallas Cowboys will have one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL this season. With the selection of Ceedee Lamb the Cowboys have added another playmaker to the receiver position alongside Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup. They also boast a top five running back in Ezekial Elliot, an up and coming tight end in Blake Jarwin, a top three offensive line unit and last but certainly not least a rapidly improving Dak Prescott, looking to cement himself among the elite players at the position, orchestrating it all.
Finding holes on this offense at the moment is a hard task to do but there is an interesting competition developing at the back end of the receiver depth chart. Who will emerge as the fourth and fifth guys among a group of young receivers? The answer to that question could be Ventell Bryant.
Rookie Year
Bryant attended Temple University where he racked up 173 receptions, which ranks first all-time in team history, 2444 yards, and scored 10 touchdowns in his career.
Bryant went undrafted but received a tryout from the Cincinnati Bengals over the summer before signing to the Cowboys practice squad on September 2, 2019.
He spent exactly a month on the practice squad before being activated on October 2. Appearing in 12 games, Bryant was primarily a special team player but in Week 13 against the Bills caught a ball down the seam for a touchdown for his only catch and score of the season.
2020 Outlook
The new year didn’t start off well for Bryant as he was arrested in his home city of Tampa, Florida on a DUI charge. The word on that situation has been pretty quiet and his focus now must be finding a way to avoid any more off the field issues.
Listed at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds Ventell has good size and will need to continue to develop his chemistry with Prescott as well as Andy Dalton. He’ll need to take advantage of balls that come his way gaining trust not only from his quarterback but coaches as well.
Bryant has a slight edge over the receivers at the back end of the roster because of his effectiveness as a special teams player, a skill that surely will be valued with new special teams coach John “Bones” Fassel. In the the end, much of Bryant’s chances at making the team depends on how he takes advantages of the opportunities given to him and with the likelihood of a shortened pre-season he must start quickly to secure his roster spot.
This is part of our Countdown to the Regular Season player profile countdown. With 81 days remaining until the NFL’s first game, up next is wide receiver Jon’Vea Johnson.
| Antwaun Woods | Tyrone Crawford | Trysten Hill | Jalen Jelks |
| Dontari Poe | Randy Gregory | Gerald McCoy | Dorance Armstrong |
| L.P. Ladouceur | DeMarcus Lawrence | Blake Jarwin | CeeDee Lamb |
| Cole Hikutini | Dalton Schultz | Noah Brown | Sean McKeon |
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