3 Senior Bowl Standouts The Cowboys Should Watch

Needless to say, you can bet they had eyes everywhere this week, and you should know what they saw. Here, I’ll cover the three standouts from the Senior Bowl that mean the most for the Cowboys.

1. Kyle Louis, Linebacker, Pittsburgh

First, we have a guy who, for lack of a better term, blew up the Senior Bowl this week.

Kyle Louis, an undersized linebacker from Pitt, was one of the most-talked-about players on either side of the ball thanks to his fantastic speed, coverage skills, and instincts.

Cowboys fans watched one of the slowest and worst instinctual linebacking corps the NFL has ever seen this past year, so naturally, you can bet that they have Louis written down in a lot of notebooks after this week.

He wouldn’t be a first-round kind of guy for Dallas, and they don’t have a day two pick thanks to the George Pickens and Quinnen Williams trades, but if they move down at all and pick up a second/third round pick, Louis should be a top target.

2. Zion Young, EDGE Rusher, Missouri

Similar to their linebacker needs, it is no secret that the Cowboys are going to do a ton of homework on the pass-rushers of this draft class.

Enter Zion Young, a 21-year-old Atlanta native who spent time at Michigan State before finishing his collegiate career with the Missouri Tigers. His 2025 season ended with 16.5 tackles for loss and a career-high 6.5 sacks.

That put him on the map for a lot of teams, but I’d say as more of a second-third round guy; that may have changed after an electric week at the Senior Bowl.

Young was a top standout in the EDGE group, and those guys come at a premium to NFL teams; it would not shock me to see his stock continue to rise all the way up to the 20th pick for the Cowboys in April.

3. Garrett Nussmeier, Quarterback, LSU

Lastly, we have one that should make you confused about his presence on this list.

Garrett Nussmeier, the LSU quarterback and son of former Cowboys tight end and quarterback coach Doug Nussmeier, was pretty clearly the best QB in Mobile this past week.

Why does that matter for Dallas? Am I arguing they should draft him to be the heir apparent to Prescott? No, absolutely not, but I can guarantee you the entire organization is pulling hard for Nussmeier to continue performing well, so his stock rises.

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Dallas is picking 12th in a weak quarterback class; right now, Fernando Mendoza is the only consistently projected QB to go before the Cowboys. Alabama’s Ty Simpson could, but it is no guarantee.

If Nussmeier, who didn’t have a great final season but holds all the intangibles, can wow teams enough to get him inside the top-12, Dallas would benefit from another top player being pushed down the board.