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The Houston Texans have completed their 2022 NFL draft class. Now, the talent evaluation continues as they look at undrafted free agents.
The mad dash for priority free agents has kicked off now that the 2022 NFL draft is over. Keep up with all of the signings here.
Kolby Harvell-Peel — per the Pro Football Network’s Aaron Wilson
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If the Cowboys leave Day 3 with their allotted four selections, they will have 17 available roster spots to fill. Who will be the rising star, diamond in the rough the Cowboys find after the 2020 NFL draft is all over? Stay tuned to the internet’s most reliable UDFA tracker.
Over the years, the Dallas Cowboys have done an outstanding job in the second phase of the draft process. Once all 256 picks are made, spread across seven rounds, the race to secure prospects who weren’t selected begins. The undrafted free agents (UDFAs) can often times take a draft from mediocre to good or from good to outstanding. If the Cowboys leave Day 3 with their allotted four selections, they will have 17 available roster spots to fill.
Dallas has had their share of UDFA success stories, with of course the most famous being Eastern Illinois’ Tony Romo in 2003. Upon his retirement, Romo essentially holds every major Cowboys passing record.
Other stars such as WR Miles Austin, slot WR Cole Beasley and K Dan “Split’Em” Bailey were UDFA additions. Barry Church and Ron Leary were UDFAs who earned the Cowboys fourth-round compensatory picks after leaving Dallas and getting great deals elsewhere.
On the current roster, right tackle La’el Collins is the cinderella story, earning his third contract prior to 2019, this one for $50 million. TE Blake Jarwin just got his extension and will be the Cowboys starter in an offense set to shatter franchise records in 2020.
Teams start contacting potential UDFAs during the draft’s sixth and seventh rounds, gauging interest from their agents should the player go undrafted.
As always, this list will be populated based on reports of players being signed. Often times, this works out but sometimes the team is left at the alter like a few years ago with Thomas Rawls out of Central Michigan.
Incidentally, some reports will be misinterpreted by the person reporting. Players are often invited to rookie minicamp (either next weekend or the one following) and then announce they’ve been signed by the team.
Who will be part of this year’s crop for Dallas? We’ll cover them all right here.
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