Cowboys could cut 4,345-yard rusher to make way for Jaydon Blue

The Dallas Cowboys made sure to upgrade their running back room this offseason and added four new running backs to the roster.

Dallas signed free-agent running backs Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders and then drafted Phil Mafah and Jaydon Blue. Additionally, the roster includes soon-to-be third-year running back Deuce Vaughn.

The Cowboys will most likely only keep three running backs on the roster, and one of the new veteran running backs could be on the way out.

Douglas Fritz from Clutch Points thinks Sanders could be cut before the 2025 regular season.

"When the Cowboys spent a fifth-round pick on Jaydon Blue, it put pressure on the running back room. Because of Blue's unique skills, he will likely make the 53-man roster," Fritz wrote. "Also, the Cowboys took a flier on Phil Mafah in Round 7. Those decisions mean guys like Miles Sanders and Deuce Vaughn could be in trouble. Sanders can't match the upside of Blue. And Mafah is a physical running back who could earn a spot. Things didn't go great for Sanders with the Panthers. After rushing for 1,200 yards and 11 scores with the Eagles in 2022, he never approached those figures in Carolina. In fact, he didn't approach those numbers if you combined the two seasons with the Panthers."

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Sanders has 4,345 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns in six years, so he knows what it takes to succeed at the highest level, but Sanders could just be cut due to the young running backs in the room.

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