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Cowboys 53-man projection after voluntary OTAs, before mandatory minicamp

The Dallas Cowboys have a strong idea of what they plan to work with in the upcoming season and the recently completed Organized Training Activities helped solidify some things heading into the mandatory phase of things. New head coach Brian Schottenheimer had a relatively strong attendance record, minus the teams two biggest defensive stars. While there's the possibility Dallas looks outside the organization to bring in additional veteran help, for now the Cowboys have a 91-man roster (thanks to the International Player Pathway exemption) that they'll take into next week's minicamp. There could be some shuffling after that, and to help identify where help may be heading, a projection of the 53-man roster is in order. Here, a look at which players should be roster locks, pretty secure, possibles, cut and PUP/NFI candidates is a must projection. Quarterbacks (2 on roster, 1 on practice squad) Roster Locks Dak Prescott Joe Milton III Pretty Secure None Think They Make It None Practice Squad Will Grier Cut or Trade Candidate None PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Running Backs (4 + 1) Roster Locks Javonte Williams Jaydon Blue (R) Pretty Secure Hunter Luepke Think They Make It Phil Mafah (R) Practice Squad Miles Sanders PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Deuce Vaughn Tight Ends (3 + 1) Roster Locks Jake Ferguson Luke Schoonmaker Brevyn Spann-Ford Pretty Secure None Think They Make It None Practice Squad Tyler Neville (UDFA Rookie) PUP/NFI/IR Stash John Stephens (knee) Cut or Trade Candidate Princeton Fant Rivaldo Fairweather (UDFA) Wide Receivers (6 + 3) Roster Locks CeeDee Lamb George Pickens Jalen Tolbert Jonathan Mingo Kavontae Turpin Pretty Secure Ryan Flournoy Think They Make It None Practice Squad Parris Campbell Jalen Brooks Traeshon Holden (UDFA) PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Kelvin Harmon Jalen Moreno Josh Kelly (UDFA) Offensive Linemen (9 + 4) Roster Locks Tyler Guyton Tyler Smith Cooper Beebe Tyler Booker (R) Terence Steele Asim Richards Pretty Secure Robert Jones Brock Hoffman Think They Make It Saahdiq Charles Practice Squad Hakeem Adeniji TJ Bass Nathan Thomas Anaji Cornelius (R) PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Matt Waletzko Dakoda Shepley Jack Anderson Defensive Ends (6 + 1) Roster Locks Micah Parsons Dante Fowler Donovan Ezeiruaku (R) Marshawn Kneeland Pretty Secure Sam Williams Payton Turner Think They Make It None Practice Squad Luigi Vilain PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Tyrus Wheat Defensive Tackles (4 + 3) Roster Locks Osa Odighizuwa Mazi Smith Pretty Secure Solomon Thomas Think They Make It Jay Toia (R) Practice Squad Denzel Daxon (IPP) Justin Rogers Tommy Akingbesote (R) PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Earnest Brown Linebackers (6 + 1) Roster Locks Kenneth Murray Marist Liufau Shemar James (R) Pretty Secure Jack Sanborn Think They Make It Damone Clark Darius Harris Practice Squad Justin Barron (UDFA) PUP/NFI/IR Stash DeMarvion Overshown (knee) Cut or Trade Candidate Buddy Johnson Brock Mogensen Cornerbacks (6 + 3) Roster Locks DaRon Bland Kaiir Elam Shavon Revel (R) Pretty Secure Israel Mukuamu Think They Make It Caelen Carson Alijah Clark (UDFA) Practice Squad Bruce Harmon (UDFA) Josh Butler Kemon Hall PUP/NFI/IR Stash Trevon Diggs (knee) Cut or Trade Candidate Andrew Booth Troy Pride, Jr. Luq Barcoo Safeties (4) Roster Locks Malik Hooker Markqueese Bell Juanyeh Thomas Pretty Secure Donovan Wilson Think They Make It None Practice Squad None PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Mike Smith, Jr. (UDFA) Zion Childress (UDFA) Special Teams (4) Roster Locks Brandon Aubrey Trent Sieg Pretty Secure Bryan Anger Think They Make It CJ Goodwin Practice Squad None PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate None