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Dallas Cowboys 2018 Positional Breakdown: Defensive Line

At this time last offseason, the Dallas Cowboys were in searching for a War Daddy. That being a premier pass rusher as the Cowboys have struggled to put pressure on opposing quarterbacks for years.

Flash forward to today, and Dallas has found their War Daddy in defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. Unfortunately, the talented 25-year old who racked up a whopping 14.5 sacks in 2017 is now a free agent.

Lawrence’s status is just one of several questions swirling around this positional group. Let’s dive into the depth chart and breakdown the this defensive line.

Defensive Line

Roster

Taco Charlton, DE

Benson Mayowa, DE

Maliek Collins, DT

Datone Jones, DT

Lewis Neal, DT

Tyrone Crawford, DE

Richard Ash, DT

Randy Gregory, DE (suspended)

Joe Vellano, DT

Charles Tapper, DE

2018 Free Agents

DeMarcus Lawrence, DE

David Irving, DT (RFA)

Brian Price, DT (EFRA)

Breakdown

Obviously, the biggest story here is Lawrence.