Are any top 5 free agent running backs a target in Dallas?

The Cowboys have made moves to address a shockingly empty running back room this month.

With Rico Dowdle packing his bags for Carolina, Dallas was left with Deuce Vaughn, Hunter Luepke, and Malik Davis at running back. That was not optimal.

In the two weeks of free agency, the Cowboys have signed a pair of backs, Javonte Williams and Mile Sanders.

Neither player has put up massive numbers over the past two seasons though. Sanders had a nice 1,269-yard, 11-touchdown season in 2022 with the Eagles.

However, after going to Carolina in 2023 and 2024, he has a combined 637 yards and three touchdowns in 27 games over those two seasons.

Williams had a strong rookie year in 2021, gaining 903 yards for Denver with four touchdowns. But an injury in 2022 limited him to just four games.

He had 204 yards that season, adding 774 in 2023 and 513 last year. Over his last 33 games, he has scored just seven touchdowns.

The Cowboys could be looking at a running back by committee approach in 2025 with Williams and Sanders.

But should they be looking elsewhere?

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