The Cowboys seem to feel confident in the idea of Jonathan Mingo as WR2.
The 2025 NFL Draft has come and gone and the Dallas Cowboys did not address one particular area of need/concern. Among the millions of Cowboys fans who did mock drafts, it would be shocking to find one that didn’t contain drafting a singular wide receiver. In fact, if you saw one I’m sure you laughed at how preposterous that idea was.
The notion of doubling down at wide receiver even made a lot of sense, so for Dallas to get skunked was just a meeting of unfortunate variables and circumstances. Depth is necessary, but more than that the top of the position is in need of help as CeeDee Lamb is the only legitimate option of the entire group. WR2 is a very real concern.
In their press conference following Saturday’s culminating rounds, Jerry Jones noted that the Cowboys could still elect to add to the receiver position. He mentioned that “the train has not left the station” which could suggest veteran help might be found somewhere down the road.
Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones on addressing the WR position moving forward:
“It definitely was a big time thought, and the train has not left the station.”
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) April 26, 2025
That makes sense. If this team adds a Keenan Allen, or dare I say, an Amari Cooper, then we would all allow ourselves to let Lucy line the proverbial ball up for another go at a field goal attempt. We are not asking for much in this way.
But the Cowboys could always elect to sit where they are. That would not be surprising to anyone who has paid attention to this team for even a short amount of time.
A reason for Dallas feeling like they are good could be that they feel they “drafted” Jonathan Mingo this cycle given that they spent what would have been their fourth-round pick on him at the trade deadline last season. Jerry also hyped up Mingo in the press conference and mentioned him as a player who could “make a jump” this coming season.
Jerry Jones said the Cowboys could look at add to the wide receiver room with a veteran. He also mentioned Jonathan Mingo, who was acquired with a fourth round pick last year, as a player they can make a jump in 2025.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) April 26, 2025
It is fine for the Cowboys to hope that Mingo “makes a jump” but at a certain point we are dealing with a sunk cost fallacy. Just because capital was spent to acquire him does not mean that you should dig in on this. The sample size for him last season was small and did not feature Dak Prescott. That is fair to say. But counting on him, or Jalen Tolbert for that manner, is not exactly a responsible decision based on the facts at hand of who they have been for this team.
Help is needed. The Cowboys seem to realize this on some level, at least. Hopefully they do something about it.