{"id":88581,"date":"2025-08-13T01:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T01:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88581"},"modified":"2025-08-13T01:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T01:53:06","slug":"trade-rumors-cowboys-predicted-to-target-1000-yard-12-td-running-back-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88581","title":{"rendered":"Trade Rumors: Cowboys Predicted to Target 1,000-Yard, 12-TD Running Back in Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2180878774-e1754945646628.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2180878774-e1754945646628.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2180878774-e1754945646628.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2180878774-e1754945646628.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Tyler Allgeier\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-dom-ready-time=\"2591\" data-img-load-time=\"2780\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not blasphemy to say the long term solution at running back for the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0isn\u2019t probably on the roster right now.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have done something along the lines of using duct tape to fix the problem at running back in 2025. If we\u2019re being kind we can call it a \u201cby committee\u201d approach, but history tells us it\u2019s a problem that\u2019s not going away anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report\u2019s Alex Ballentine\u00a0thinks the Cowboys will head into free agency next year and will make a move on running back\u00a0Tyler Allgeier, who rushed for 1,000 yards as a rookie in 2022 but has been buried on the depth chart behind\u00a0Bijan Robinson\u00a0the last 2 seasons.<\/p>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5231896\/element\/5\" class=\"MuiBox-root css-6emr8c\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\"><em>\u201cThe Cowboys could be back to square one in the backfield,\u201d Ballentine wrote on August 11. \u201cTyler Allgeier is a key name in an interesting free agent class of running backs. He\u2019s been the thumper who complements Bijan Robinson over the last two seasons, but could be seeking a bigger role in free agency. The Cowboys could provide that with him playing thunder to (Jaydon) Blue\u2019s lightning in 2026.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"229a82cd2d30d302191d2becee69666c\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-twitter-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InBijanWeTrust\/status\/1741531386467807345\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p>TYLER ALLGEIER 75 YARD TOUCHDOWN\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/MdyBGbszHT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Not Bijan (@InBijanWeTrust) December 31, 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Falcons Cared Little About Allgeier\u2019s 1K Season<\/h2>\n<p>Allgeier capped his career at BYU by rushing for 2,899 yards and 36 touchdowns over his final 2 college seasons, including 1,601 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In his final collegiate game, Allgeier was named Independence Bowl MVP in a 31-28 loss to UAB in which he rushed for 192 yards and 3 touchdowns on 26 carries.<\/p>\n<p>Allgeier ran a less than desirable 40-yard dash time of 4.60 seconds at the NFL scouting combine and dropped to a fifth round pick (No. 151 overall) by the Falcons in the 2022 NFL draft.<\/p>\n<p>As a rookie, Allgeier\u00a0led the Falcons with 1,035 yards\u00a0and averaged 4.9 yards per carry to go with 4 total touchdowns; he also had 16 receptions for 139 yards.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons rewarded Allgeier\u2019s breakout rookie season by drafting Robinson with the No. 8 overall pick in the\u00a02023 NFL draft\u00a0and immediately made him the featured back, if not the featured player in the entire offense.<\/p>\n<p>Even with that, Allgeier has been more than dutiful in his role as Robinson\u2019s backup. He\u2019s played in 50 out of 51 possible regular season games in 3 seasons and has rushed for over 600 yards each of the last 2 seasons, including 12 career touchdowns.<\/p>\n<h2>Cowboys Hoping RB Approach Works in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>The sad thing about the Cowboys not making a proper investment in the running back position is they\u2019re legitimately one position away from having one of the NFL\u2019s best offenses.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are unique in they have established NFL All-Pro and Pro Bowl talent at quarterback, tight end, multiple spots on the offensive line and at wide receiver, where new addition\u00a0George Pickens\u00a0might team up with\u00a0CeeDee Lamb\u00a0to be the best 1-2 duo in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>What the Cowboys don\u2019t have are any decent running backs.<\/p>\n<p>Free agent signees\u00a0Javonte Williams\u00a0and\u00a0Miles Sanders\u00a0were discarded by their old teams for good reasons. The Cowboys used 2 draft picks in 2025 on running backs with\u00a0Jaydon Blue\u00a0(fifth round) and\u00a0Phil Mafah\u00a0(seventh round), but neither can be considered a reliable option at this point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not blasphemy to say the long term solution at running back for the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0isn\u2019t probably on the roster right now. 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