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Cowboys rumors: Popular draft target earns ‘next Michael Thomas’ take

Originally posted on NFL on ClutchPoints
By Jackson Stone | Last updated Apr 9, 2025 2:18 PM ET

The Dallas Cowboys are currently preparing for the upcoming 2025 draft, which figures to be somewhat of a crossroads for the future of the franchise. Dallas is coming off of a disastrous 2024 season in which Dak Prescott got injured and the team had little to no wide receiver help outside of CeeDee Lamb.

This being the case, many are projecting the Cowboys to look to add to that positional group this spring, and recently, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler predicted that Dallas will select Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.

McMillan has been something of a polarizing draft prospect in scouting circles.

“The good is really good, but the bad is pretty bad,” an NFL coordinator said, per Fowler. “The good is elite ball skills, burst after the catch. The bad is not running routes full speed.”

Still, that didn’t stop one NFL coach from making a lofty comparison to a former New Orleans Saints star.

“I like him a lot — he’s not Randy Moss at 6-4 just running past everyone, but he catches everything around 10 yards and closer to the line of scrimmage, and he can physically get people off him to use his long arms to snag it. In a perfect world he’d be like the next Michael Thomas,” said the coach.

A big decision for the Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (left) stands on crutches before the game against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium. Chris Jones-Imagn Images

Adding “the next Michael Thomas” would certainly ease the burden on star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who was the Cowboys’ only reliable downfield option throughout the 2024 season, a campaign in which he too was severely banged up by the season’s conclusion.

The Cowboys also have work to do on other aspects of the roster, including the defense, which was a far cry in 2024 from the heights it had reached over the previous two seasons.

Still, with a healthy Prescott and a legitimate number two receiver to pair next to Lamb, the Cowboys’ offense could rediscover its form as one of the top units in the NFL.

The NFL Draft is slated to get underway later this month in Green Bay.

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