OXNARD, Calif. - With Ezekiel Elliott holding out for a new contract, the first-team running back for the Cowboys is Darius Jackson.
Jackson got the majority of reps with the first-team offense during a walkthrough practice on Saturday and he's embracing role as a starter, at least until Elliott returns.
"I had no idea, you could never guess something like that," Jackson said. "Coming into this camp, no matter what, I was ready to continue to prove myself as you got to do in this league day in and day out. And I'm ready for anything."
In 2016, the Cowboys drafted Jackson in the sixth round and he stuck around until he was cut that December.