Dallas Cowboys

Quarterbacks taken in the fifth round rarely arrive with expectations—but many arrive with opportunity. Barnett stood out to the Cowboys as a prospect with traits that can’t be taught and a mindset that fits a developmental environment.

What Dallas liked on tape:

Functional athleticism and escapability in the pocket
Willingness to extend plays without panicking
Competitive edge as a runner and leader
Experience operating under pressure

Barnett isn’t a finished passer—but he consistently gave his offense a chance, even when protection broke down. That resilience mattered to Dallas’ evaluation.

Scheme Fit: Mobile Complement in the QB Room

In Dallas’ offensive structure, Barnett profiles as a movement-capable quarterback who brings a different dimension to the room.

How he fits schematically:

Comfortable on bootlegs and rollouts
Effective on designed QB movement concepts
Capable of converting broken plays into positive yards
Adds value in scout-team and developmental reps

While refinement as a passer is still ongoing, Barnett’s mobility provides built-in answers against pressure-heavy defenses.

Rookie Role: Compete, Learn, Develop

Dallas is not rushing Barnett—and that’s intentional.

Year 1 expectations:

Compete for depth-chart positioning
Absorb the playbook and pro-level terminology
Develop mechanics, timing, and anticipation

Barnett’s value early will come from:

Practice reps
Preseason opportunities
Growth in consistency

This is about building habits and seeing how far development can take him.

What This Pick Says About Dallas’ QB Philosophy

By drafting Alonzo Barnett, the Cowboys reinforced a clear organizational trend:

Draft multiple quarterbacks. Let competition decide value.

Dallas wants:

Different skill sets in the QB room
Developmental upside without urgency
Cost-controlled options that create flexibility

Barnett gives the Cowboys another developmental lottery ticket—one backed by athleticism and toughness.

Long-Term Outlook

Barnett’s NFL path will be defined by growth and adaptability.

Best-case projection:

Developmental QB who grows into a reliable depth option
Spot-starter potential in movement-based game plans
Valuable practice and scout-team contributor

He’s not expected to carry the offense—but he could become a trusted option if his processing and accuracy continue to improve.

Final Word

Day 3 quarterback picks are about vision, not validation.

By selecting Alonzo Barnett in the fifth round, the Cowboys added another young arm to develop, another competitor to push the room, and another option for the future. It’s a low-risk, upside-driven pick that fits Dallas’ long-term approach at the most important position in football.

And sometimes, that’s exactly how franchises find value.

Quartebacks

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	THP	SAC	MAC	DAC	TUP	TOR	PAC	BKS
Joe Milton III	27	6'5"	QB	Strong Arm QB	84	85	85	79	77	99	85	90	84	86	87	80	75
Dak Prescott	34	6'2"	QB	Strong Arm QB	79	83	83	76	80	91	88	81	87	88	87	88	83
Alonza Barnett II	23	6'0"	QB	Scrambler QB	60	89	90	88	89	86	69	69	80	71	91	85	69
Maalik Murphy	24	6'5"	QB	Scrambler QB	59	84	83	88	83	91	70	66	83	66	81	87	73

Backs

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	JKM	SPM	SFA	TRK	BCV	CTH	SRR	RBK	IBK	LBK
Jaydon Blue	23	5'9"	HB	Elusive Back HB	85	94	95	89	89	65	71	88	91	76	79	92	80	73	36	40	33
Phil Mafah	24	6'1"	HB	Power Back HB	74	88	88	80	79	75	76	77	69	80	84	83	67	58	38	45	33
Tavee Walker	25	5'8"	HB	Elusive Back HB	63	86	86	81	77	77	64	70	65	77	78	79	58	53	45	38	29
Hunter Luepke	27	6'1"	FB	Power FB	74	86	91	83	72	69	72	68	61	68	71	72	77	66	60	65	70

Receivers

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	JMP	JKM	SPM	SFA	TRK	BCV	CTH	CIT	SPC	SRR	MRR	DRR	RLS	RBK	IBK	LBK
CeeDee Lamb	28	6'2"	WR	Physical WR	96	90	91	94	93	70	96	96	93	88	81	73	98	95	95	98	96	94	96	99	54	46	33
George Pickens	26	6'3"	WR	Physical WR	91	91	94	92	91	61	87	96	88	79	46	39	89	93	96	99	89	91	90	90	53	49	29
Ryan Wingo	21	6'2"	WR	Deep Threat WR	76	93	96	90	77	79	72	94	80	72	52	51	69	79	85	86	71	71	78	79	43	34	40
Jonathan Mingo	26	6'2"	WR	Deep Threat WR	75	90	92	82	81	71	73	89	73	67	60	59	83	81	81	84	83	77	80	85	53	49	27
KaVontae Turpin	31	5'9"	WR	Slot WR	74	96	94	92	89	48	73	89	85	79	29	25	86	80	75	75	68	69	70	72	33	32	18
Denzel Boston	22	6'4"	WR	Deep Threat WR	69	89	88	84	83	78	67	92	77	68	49	41	78	76	81	80	74	74	75	76	72	46	35
Jake Ferguson	28	6'5"	TE	Vertical Threat TE	85	81	86	81	73	69	81	93	76	62	72	74	82	91	82	83	82	83	63	75	66	65	61
Zack Kuntz	28	6'7"	TE	Vertical Threat TE	62	85	90	85	78	70	56	92	59	52	57	63	68	78	74	77	59	54	47	61	60	61	55
Trey Knox	26	6'3"	TE	Vertical Threat TE	62	76	80	81	69	73	67	80	72	65	66	64	67	75	75	75	64	61	57	67	59	63	57

Offensive Line

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	PBK	RBK	IBK	LBK
Tyler Guyton	25	6'7"	LT	Pass Protector OL	83	76	71	59	85	87	89	83	90	82
Nathan Thomas	26	6'5"	LT	Power OL	69	74	52	55	85	65	73	78	86	76
Tyler Smith	26	6'6"	LG	Power OL	91	80	59	59	97	87	89	88	91	92
Cooper Beebe	26	6'4"	C	Pass Protector OL	82	75	69	60	87	85	86	85	86	85
Jarrod Hufford	26	6'3"	C	Power OL	64	69	52	50	89	61	70	73	79	78
Tyler Booker	23	6'5"	RG	Power OL	86	59	53	53	94	85	87	90	94	85
LaDarius Henderson	25	6'4"	RG	Power OL	67	60	51	57	83	63	70	73	84	83
Kadyn Proctor	22	6'7"	RT	Pass Protector OL	87	75	75	64	98	84	92	79	84	81
Ajani Cornelius	25	6'5"	RT	Power OL	68	70	51	46	86	71	73	76	83	81

Defensive Line

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	BSH	FMV	PMV	TCK	PWR	PUR	PRC
Donovan Ezeiruaku	23	6'3"	LEDGE	Speed Rusher DL	86	83	90	85	75	77	85	91	89	83	86	81	86	81
Patrick Payton	25	6'5"	LEDGE	Speed Rusher DL	65	81	88	84	84	75	63	66	66	62	72	86	73	60
Dontay Corleone	24	6'1"	DT	Run Stopper DL	84	76	84	66	57	98	76	81	65	80	87	89	85	80
Mazi Smith	26	6'3"	DT	Run Stopper DL	79	74	77	76	66	91	68	86	55	74	88	87	75	66
Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy	23	6'3"	DT	Power Rusher DL	69	65	82	73	64	92	61	67	65	78	76	81	76	66
Enow Etta	22	6'5"	DT	Power Rusher DL	68	79	86	81	75	84	73	68	64	75	73	81	75	59
Jay Toia	24	6'3"	DT	Run Stopper DL	67	65	72	53	51	86	73	74	60	68	76	74	71	74
Matayo Uiagalelei	22	6'5"	REDGE	Power Rusher DL	83	80	84	80	72	85	85	84	84	87	85	92	84	75
Marshawn Kneeland	26	6'3"	REDGE	Run Stopper DL	78	81	84	79	75	78	77	86	70	79	80	80	85	84

Linebackers

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	JMP	AWR	BSH	FMV	PMV	TCK	PWR	PUR	PRC	ZCV	MCV
DeMarvion Overshown	27	6'2"	WILL	Run Stopper LB	81	88	92	78	72	64	87	83	81	67	52	82	90	90	84	77	72
Trey Moore	24	6'3"	WILL	Pass Coverage LB	66	83	90	88	75	74	80	67	62	52	48	78	89	75	68	60	59
Damone Clark	27	6'3"	MIKE	Run Stopper LB	82	90	90	80	74	67	87	74	75	46	49	94	81	85	82	76	76
Henry To'oTo'o	26	6'2"	MIKE	Run Stopper LB	75	85	92	81	73	65	78	80	69	55	49	79	82	89	81	67	69
Marist Liufau	26	6'2"	SAM	Run Stopper LB	77	84	88	78	78	73	74	78	82	61	72	78	88	83	82	67	68
Shemar James	23	6'2"	SAM	Run Stopper LB	68	83	82	81	80	73	78	72	67	58	56	79	78	82	72	63	57

Defensive Backs

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	JMP	AWR	ZCV	MCV	BSH	TCK	PWR	PUR	PRC
DaRon Bland	28	6'0"	CB	Zone CB	88	90	92	84	86	60	86	86	94	87	54	74	57	84	87
Shavon Revel Jr.	26	6'2"	CB	Man-to-Man CB	83	93	95	90	88	66	92	68	86	88	56	71	70	80	78
Tyrique Stevenson	27	6'0"	CB	Zone CB	81	91	95	82	79	60	91	72	87	86	50	67	78	75	70
Martin Emerson Jr	26	6'2"	CB	Zone CB	78	89	91	87	87	65	84	79	85	77	45	53	59	73	78
Avieon Terrell	23	5'11"	CB	Zone CB	73	88	95	91	92	65	91	66	79	69	45	53	79	71	71
Ashton Stamps	23	6'0"	CB	Zone CB	73	93	96	93	89	66	89	61	72	70	48	62	71	66	75
Koi Perich	21	6'1"	FS	Zone S	79	90	91	88	86	68	92	80	80	76	58	71	85	69	71
Markquese Bell	28	6'3"	FS	Hybrid S	77	92	94	77	79	68	87	70	80	63	65	79	85	82	68
Derek Williams Jr	21	6'2"	FS	Zone S	68	91	87	91	81	71	91	73	70	66	45	59	59	59	63
Jaquan Brisker	28	6'1"	SS	Zone S	87	89	91	86	84	68	91	83	81	70	64	83	88	89	87
Jeremiah Cooper	23	6'0"	SS	Zone S	74	93	89	89	84	63	89	67	84	65	49	64	85	68	66

Special Teams

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	KPW	KAC	LS
Brandon Aubrey	32	6'3"	K	Accurate K	90	82	77	74	62	49	76	99	99	10
Lou Hedley	34	6'4"	P	Power P	65	80	82	72	67	67	52	88	69	10
Trent Sieg	31	6'3"	LS	Strong Arm QB	72	75	68	76	60	72	64	17	20	83

Regular Season

Week 1

Player	Comp/Att	%	Yards	TDs	INTs	Long	Rating
J.Milton III	439/600	73.2	6676	77	19	80	138.9
D.Prescott	289/438	66	4610	50	30	81	110.3
K.Turpin	1/1	100	2	1	0	2	158.3
J.Tolbert	1/0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
C.Lamb	4/0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
Totals	734/1039	70.6	11288	128	49	81	127.7

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Cowboys Add Another Developmental Arm: Dallas Selects QB Alonzo Barnett in Round Five

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