2016 Dallas Cowboys season

2016 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Jason Garrett
General manager	Jerry Jones
Owner	Jerry Jones
Home field	AT&T Stadium
Uniform

The 2016 Dallas Cowboys season will be the franchise's upcoming 57th season in the National Football League, the eighth playing their home games at AT&T Stadium and the sixth full season under head coach Jason Garrett.

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

2016 Dallas Cowboys Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	4	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State
2	34	Jaylon Smith	OLB	Norte Dame
3	67	Maliek Collins	DT	Nebraska
4	101	Charles Tapper	DE	Oklahoma
4	135	Dak Prescott	QB	Mississippi St
6	189	Anthony Brown	CB	Purdue
6	212	Kavon Frazier	SS	Central Michigan
6	216	Darius Jackson	RB	Eastern Michigan
6	217	Rico Gathers	TE	Baylor

	Compensatory selection

Notes

The Cowboys conditionally traded their fifth-round selection to the Oakland Raiders for wide receiver Brice Butler and the Raiders' 2016 sixth-round selection. The pick swap occurred after Butler spent six games on the Cowboys' 53-man roster in 2015.
The Cowboys traded a sixth-round selection to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers' 2015 seventh-round selection.
The Cowboys traded their seventh-round selection to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for running back Christine Michael.

Staff

Dallas Cowboys staff

Front Office

Owner/President/General Manager – Jerry Jones
COO/Executive Vice President/Director of Player Personnel – Stephen Jones
Senior Director of Football Operations/Football Administration – Todd Williams
Senior Director College/Pro Personnel – Will McClay
Senior Personnel Executive – Tom Ciskowski
Senior Personnel Executive – Lionel Vital
Director of Pro Scouting – Judd Garrett
Assistant Director of College Scouting – Chris Hall

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Jason Garrett

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Scott Linehan
Quarterbacks – Wade Wilson
Running Backs – Gary Brown
Wide Receivers – Derek Dooley
Assistant Wide Receivers – Kyle Valero
Tight Ends – Mike Pope
Offensive Line – Frank Pollack
Senior Offensive Assistant – Steve Loney
Assistant Offensive Line – Marc Colombo

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Rod Marinelli
Defensive Tackles – Leon Lett
Defensive Ends – Ben Bloom
Passing Game Coordinator/Linebackers – Matt Eberflus
Secondary – Joe Baker
Safeties – Greg Jackson
Defensive Assistant – Turner West

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Rich Bisaccia
Assistant Special Teams – Keith O'Quinn

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Mike Woicik
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Brett Bech
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Kendall Smith

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AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Current roster

Dallas Cowboys roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

11 Cole Beasley
10 Chris Brown
88 Dez Bryant
19 Brice Butler
85 Ed Eagan
81 Andy Jones
16 Vince Mayle
14 Rodney Smith
15 Devin Street
13 Lucky Whitehead
83 Terrance Williams

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

60 Jake Brendel C
78 Charles Brown T
71 La'el Collins G
72 Travis Frederick C
68 Doug Free T
79 Chaz Green T/G
69 David Hedelin T
65 Ronald Leary G
73 Joe Looney C/G
75 Ryan Mack T
70 Zack Martin G
74 Justin Renfrow T
62 Jared Smith G
77 Tyron Smith T
63 Boston Stiverson G

Defensive linemen

78 Caleb Azubike DE
76 Rodney Coe DT
96 Maliek Collins DT
58 Jack Crawford DT/DE
98 Tyrone Crawford DT
94 Randy Gregory DE
95 David Irving DE/DT
90 DeMarcus Lawrence DE
93 Benson Mayowa DE
66 Mike McAdoo DE
97 Terrell McClain DT
64 Jason Neill DE
99 Ryan Russell DE/DT
79 Charles Tapper DE
75 Cedric Thornton DT
63 Casey Walker DT

Linebackers

56 Derek Akunne OLB
52 Andrew Gachkar MLB/OLB
48 Jerrell Harris MLB
59 Anthony Hitchens OLB/MLB
45 Deon King OLB
50 Sean Lee OLB
55 Rolando McClain MLB
53 Mark Nzeocha OLB
54 Jaylon Smith MLB
51 Kyle Wilber OLB/DE
57 Damien Wilson OLB/MLB

Defensive backs

30 Anthony Brown CB
39 Brandon Carr CB
42 Barry Church SS
24 Morris Claiborne CB
41 Arjen Colquhoun CB
35 Kavon Frazier SS
38 Jeff Heath SS/FS
31 Byron Jones FS/CB
28 Brandon McGee CB
37 Jeremiah McKinnon CB
43 Rolan Milligan FS
23 Terrance Mitchell CB
29 Deji Olatoye CB
32 Orlando Scandrick CB
26 Josh Thomas CB
27 J. J. Wilcox FS

Special teams

Reserve lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 29, 2016
Depth Chart • Transactions
81 Active, 0 Inactive, 9 Unsigned

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Game site	TV
1	August 13	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	ESPN
2	August 19	7:00 p.m. CDT	Miami Dolphins	AT&T Stadium
3	August 25	9:00 p.m. CDT	at Seattle Seahawks	CenturyLink Field
4	September 1	7:00 p.m. CDT	Houston Texans	AT&T Stadium

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Game site	TV
1	September 11	3:25 p.m. CDT	New York Giants	AT&T Stadium	Fox
2	September 18	12:00 p.m. CDT	at Washington Redskins	FedEx Field	Fox
3	September 25	7:30 p.m. CDT	Chicago Bears	AT&T Stadium	NBC
4	October 2	3:25 p.m. CDT	at San Francisco 49ers	Levi's Stadium	Fox
5	October 9	3:25 p.m. CDT	Cincinnati Bengals	AT&T Stadium	CBS
6	October 16	3:25 p.m. CDT	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	Fox
7	Bye
8	October 30	7:30 p.m. CDT	Philadelphia Eagles	AT&T Stadium	NBC
9	November 6	12:00 p.m. CST	at Cleveland Browns	FirstEnergy Stadium	Fox
10	November 13	3:25 p.m. CST	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field	Fox
11	November 20	12:00 p.m. CST	Baltimore Ravens	AT&T Stadium	CBS
12	November 24	3:30 p.m. CST	Washington Redskins	AT&T Stadium	Fox
13	December 1	7:25 p.m. CST	at Minnesota Vikings	U.S. Bank Stadium	NBC/NFLN/Twitter
14	December 11	7:30 p.m. CST	at New York Giants	MetLife Stadium	NBC
15	December 18	12:00 p.m. CST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	AT&T Stadium	Fox
16	December 26	7:30 p.m. CST	Detroit Lions	AT&T Stadium	ESPN
17	January 1	12:00 p.m. CST	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field	Fox

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

External links

Official website

Dallas Cowboys

Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Valley Ranch, Irving, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Coaches Players Seasons Expansion Draft Draft History Quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium AT&T Stadium

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day America's Team Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Doomsday Defense Crazy Ray Rowdy Jerry Jones Black Sunday King of the Hill

Lore	Tom Landry Tex Schramm Captain Comeback Ice Bowl Hail Mary The Catch Herschel Walker trade Dirty Dozen Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Bounty Bowl series 4–3 defense

Rivalries	Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers

Super Bowl Appearances (8)	V VI X XII XIII XXVII XXVIII XXX

League Championships (5)	1971 1977 1992 1993 1995

Ring of Honor	Bob Lilly Don Meredith Don Perkins Chuck Howley Mel Renfro Roger Staubach Lee Roy Jordan Tom Landry Tony Dorsett Randy White Bob Hayes Tex Schramm Cliff Harris Rayfield Wright Troy Aikman Michael Irvin Emmitt Smith Drew Pearson Charles Haley Larry Allen Darren Woodson

Media	Radio network KRLD-FM Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Dallas Cowboys seasons

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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2016 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	Los Angeles
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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