The words redshirt or wasted year has been used a lot when reviewing the Cowboys 2023 draft class, like we’ve done here with DT Mazi Smith and TE Luke Schoonmaker. In the truest sense of those terms though, only second-round pick DeMarvion Overshown was lost for the season with an ACL injury suffered early in the preseason that ended his rookie year in the NFL. The linebacker out of Texas was drafted under the leadership of Dan Quinn, who left Dallas for the Washington Commanders this offseason. Fears of losing Quinn to a head coaching job and seeing Mike McCarthy paired with a less capable defensive coordinator were quickly replaced with the idea the Cowboys could actually improve from Quinn - whose scheme seemingly hit a wall and ended in embarrassment with a season-high 48 points allowed in the playoff loss.
Rookie review: LB DeMarvion Overshown looks to be fresh face of new Mike Zimmer defense
