The Cowboys have made it clear that both Guyton and Thomas will battle for the left tackle position, but is anyone leading it as we turn for mandatory minicamp?
FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys have been very calculated with the messaging on the left tackle position this offseason -- it's a genuine battle.
And now, due to what might be a pair of concerns upfront, the Cowboys have signed a new offensive lineman.
Former first-round pick Tyler Guyton and Nate Thomas are the two who will be vying for the right to be Dak Prescott's blindside protector in 2026.
The Cowboys have made it very clear that they want this to be a true battle for the position, but it might truly be Guyton's to lose; the franchise would prefer the first-round pick be the winner.
With OTAs finished, we saw Guyton take reps to begin with, and then it switched over to Thomas, and both players fared just fine in the early stages of the offseason work.
Now we turn to today's three-day minicamp here inside The Star, and while that competition heats up, a new body is showing up.
The Cowboys are adding a former UFL player to their roster, in part as a reaction to the fact that backup center Matt Hennessy is undergoing neck surgery.
Dallas is signing offensive lineman Chris Glaser, who had a cup of coffee with the Cowboys in 2023 and who played for the Columbus Aviators during the 2026 UFL season.
Glaser entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Chiefs in 2022 and played briefly for the Jets and the Bears after that.
Can Glaser play at this level? And the bigger question, can Guyton - considered a "bust'' by some - play at thr highest level?
The true test will be at training camp, when the defense can actually get after the quarterback and the football.
But for now?
“What we're trying to do this year a little different, I think it's better again as we evolve and grow and I learn is let them do it for a week or a number of practices,” coach Brian Schottenheimer told us. “So you get a chance of hey, had a bad day, had a good day, but you want to see it more consistently.
"So, we're giving them really kind of three practices in a row to get those reps and to work with those guys. But it's an open competition, and both those guys are fighting hard for it. They're both working really hard, both in the classroom and off, and it should be a fun one.”
So, training camp will likely be the place where we will see either Guyton or Thomas separate themselves in the chase for the starting role.
Mandatory minicamp is only a couple of days, but maybe we will be able to gauge who gets the majority of the reps at The Star and gather from that who might be ahead in the race.
