The Cowboys shockingly only landed two players in USA Today's NFL Top 100 list.
Coming off of an injury-plagued 6-10 record in 2020, it's not a surprise that the Dallas Cowboys don't have an abundance of players making preseason "Top XX" lists, but the fact that they only had two players make USA Today's Top 101 has to be concerning.
USA Today has a write-up on each of their picks and we highlight a short blurb on the Cowboys picks. For the full list and the full evaluation on USA Today, please click on the associated links.
Martin is the fourth-ranked offensive lineman on the list behind 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams (No. 18), Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari (No. 13) and Colts guard Quenton Nelson (No. 9).
Martin, 30, is a former first-round pick out of Notre Dame. He's consistently been among the NFL's elite offensive linemen throughout his seven years in the NFL, having been named an All-Pro six times (4 First-Team, 2 Second-Team). Martin has also made six Pro Bowls and was among the 52 players on the NFL's All-Decade team from 2010-2019.
He's gotten Canton written all over him.
Dak Prescott lands just outside of the top 10 after missing most of the 2020 season with a brutal ankle injury.
The quarterback is healthy and ready to prove all the doubters wrong heading into training camp in Oxnard, Calif. on July 22.
“I’m healthy,” Prescott said in May. “If we had to play a game now, I could go out there and be very successful. Start the game, finish the game and not even worry about the leg.”
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Despite the injury, the former fourth-round pick was surprisingly ranked ahead of two players widely seen as being superior quarterbacks in Lamar Jackson of the Ravens and Josh Allen of the Bills. Listed ahead of Prescott were quarterbacks Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes.
The 30-year-old was well on his way to having an MVP caliber season before he went down in Week 5 vs the Giants. He even led the NFL in passing yards after Week 6 despite playing one fewer game than most of the other quarterbacks in the league.
Will a healthy roster in tow, the Cowboys are hopeful they can see the pre-injury 2020 version of Prescott for a full season.