The Cowboys went on such a tremendous run in the 1990’s, the ‘Cowboys great’ could be any number of players. Furthermore, numerous Cowboys have already seen their sons sign big-time college scholarships. Emmitt Smith’s son, E.J., played at Stanford and Texas A&M. Michael Irvin II followed in his dad’s footsteps at The U. You’re probably already aware of what Deion Sanders’ kids have been up to.
Now it’s Jason Witten’s turn to sit back and enjoy watching his son go through a similar, and yet much different process, than what he went through when he signed with the Tennessee Volunteers in Y2K. After three years in college, Witten was drafted in the third-round by the Dallas Cowboys. Other than being fitted for his Hall of Fame jacket, the rest is history.
Witten’s son, Cooper Witten, plays for Liberty Argyle, where his father coaches. Despite all of this symmetry, there’s one major difference—as a linebacker, Cooper is charged with covering tight ends.
The 6-foot-1, 210-pounder is currently the No. 19 player and No. 1 linebacker in the country in the very early 2027 class rankings. There are times on defense where he resembles his father running routes and fighting to make the difficult catch. There are others where he shows true linebacker instincts and a downhill disposition.
Texas was not early to this party. Young Witten already holds offers from Ohio State, Oregon, OU, Michigan, Notre Dame, and of course, Tennessee. But for the first time since Tre Newton, the son of Nate, the Horns appear focused on landing the offspring of a Cowboys great.