This position is prime for Cowboys to find a rookie replacement in 2025
As if there wasn't enough to do already, fans can probably add punter to the list of needs for the Dallas Cowboys this offseason. Bryan Anger, the Cowboys' punter for the past four seasons, is a free agent. The veteran is regarded as one of the best punters in the NFL, logging Pro Bowl bids in two of his four seasons in Dallas.
At 36-years-old, Anger is a little long in the tooth for an NFL player, but the punter position is forgiving, and Anger has been an ironman, missing just two games in 13 seasons (both in 2019). But with Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Trevon Diggs all making significant money, the Cowboys are looking to cut costs anywhere they can. And punter looks like a fairly obvious position to target.
It's not for nothing one of Anger's biggest advocates, John Fassel, has signed on to coach special teams in Tennessee. It's reasonable to assume some degree of interest will be paid to Anger as Fassel builds his unit out.
According to Over the Cap, Anger cost the Cowboys an APY of $3 million during his time in Dallas. That's not going to break the bank for the Cowboys but that's not chump change either. Much like long snapper, punter is typically a position teams can generally go cheap with. It's important but it's not irreplaceable.
If Anger does indeed leave, the Cowboys could look to a lower cost veteran or even the free agent crop of rookie punters to fill his shoes. Punters are rarely drafted so it would most likely be a post-draft addition if Dallas went the rookie route. In that case, punters like Alabama's James Burnip, Oklahoma's Luke Elzinga, Florida State's Alex Mastromanno, Florida's Jeremy Crawshaw and South Carolina's Kai Kroeger all look like viable options.
For the first time in a long time the Cowboys may be in the punter market. Just add that to a list of their many offseason needs in 2025.
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