The Cowboys list 12 starters on offense, 13 starters on defense, and 4 special teams starters. Among their 29 starters, 7 came to the Cowboys as trades or veteran free agents. 22 of the Cowboys starters were drafted or signed originally by the Cowboys, including all but one starter on offense. 2 of the Special Teams starters began their careers with other teams. But the Cowboys have signed or traded for 4 veteran starters on defense to quickly overhaul the team that ranked last in the NFL in 2020.
13 of the 29 starters the Cowboys have been selected to the Pro Bowl.
Cowboys starters by rookie year
- 2011 – OT Tyron Smith
- 2012 – CB Stephon Gilmore*(BUF), P Bryan Anger*(JAC)
- 2013 – DT Johnathan Hankins*(NYG)
- 2014 – OG Zack Martin, WR Brandin Cooks*(NO), DE DeMarcus Lawrence
- 2015 – none
- 2016 – QB Dak Prescott, S Jayron Kearse*(MIN)
- 2017 – S Malik Hooker*(IND)
- 2018 – LB Leighton Vander Esch, WR Michael Gallup, DE Dorance Armstrong, LS Trent Sieg*(LV)
- 2019 – RB Tony Pollard, S Donovan Wilson
- 2020 – WR CeeDee Lamb, CB Trevon Diggs, C Tyler Biadasz, OT Terence Steele
- 2021 – LB Micah Parsons, DT Osa Odighizuwa
- 2022 – OG Tyler Smith, TE Jake Ferguson, CB DaRon Bland, LB Damone Clark, KR/PR Ka’Vonte Turpin
- 2023 – TE Luke Schoonmaker (projected), PK Brandon Aubrey
* drafted or signed by another team as a rookie
BOLD – Pro Bowl player
Starting Roster Offense – 12 (6 Pro Bowl players)
- QB Dak Prescott
- RB Tony Pollard
- LT Tyron Smith
- LG Tyler Smith
- C Tyler Biadasz
- RG Zack Martin
- RT Terence Steele
- TE1 Jake Ferguson
- TE2 Luke Schoonmaker
- WR1 CeeDee Lamb
- WR2 Brandin Cooks
- WR3 Michael Gallup
Starting Roster Defense – 13 (5 Pro Bowl players)
- LDE DeMarcus Lawrence
- 1DT Johnathan Hankins
- 3DT Osa Odighizuwa
- RDE Dorance Armstrong
- WLB Micah Parsons
- MLB Leighton Vander Esch
- SLB Damone Clark
- LCB Stephon Gilmore
- RCB Trevon Diggs
- NCB DaRon Bland
- SS Jayron Kearse
- SS Donovan Wilson
- FS Malik Hooker
Special Teams – 4 (2 Pro Bowl players)
- P Bryan Anger
- PK Brandon Aubrey
- LS Trent Sieg
- PR/KR Ka’Vonte Turpin
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