The Dallas Cowboys made a roster transaction Tuesday afternoon. No, it wasn’t the acquisition of Maxx Crosby everybody round Cowboys Nation appears to be hoping for for, however as an alternative it was the choice to activate huge receiver Jonathan Mingo from injured reserve.
Jonathan Mingo was a former second-round choose (thirty ninth general) by the Carolina Panthers again in 2023. He was acquired by way of commerce by the Dallas Cowboys final 12 months on November 5, 2024, costing them a 2025 fourth-round draft choose. He caught simply 17 passes for 167 yards final 12 months after arriving in Dallas and has up to now spent all the 2025 season on injured reserve with a PCL pressure.
The choice by the Cowboys so as to add Mingo to the energetic 53-man roster shouldn’t shake issues up a lot in any respect, if any so far as the WR depth chart is worried. CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, and KaVontae Turpin all sit atop the depth chart nonetheless with Jalen Tolbert and Ryan Flournoy rounding out the group. Mingo is solely one other physique proper now, or is he?
There have been some rumors the Cowboys may very well be energetic previous to the 2025 NFL commerce deadline on November 4. Already we’ve seen them linked to Las Vegas Raiders move rusher Maxx Crosby, and there are certain to be different rumors between now and the deadline. And if they’re really seeking to be energetic, Mingo’s latest addition might imply WR Jalen Tolbert now turns into a tradable piece to groups who want extra WR assist.
Tolbert is coming off a profession 12 months in 2024 the place he hauled in 49 catches for 610 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns. After George Pickens’ addition by way of commerce this 12 months although, he’s solely managed to catch 12 passes for 125 yards and no TDs, enjoying 70.53% of Dallas’ offensive snaps up to now. Contemplating his lack of manufacturing and the very fact he’s coming into the ultimate 12 months of his rookie contract, he might certainly be expendable.
Already it seems as if Ryan Flournoy may very well be surpassing Jalen Tolbert on the depth chart. He’s performed solely 29.89% of the Cowboys offensive snaps this 12 months and has already beginning to out produce Tolbert with 13 receptions for 179 receiving yards. Along with his sudden emergence, plus Jonathan Mingo’s return to the energetic roster, additionally it appears to point Tolbert may very well be expendable.
This after all is all mere hypothesis at this level, nonetheless, the Cowboys carrying six huge receivers on the 53-man roster now after activating Jonathan Mingo does appear extreme. For all the explanations we’ve already talked about above, Tolbert definitely seems as if he may very well be the odd man out and a possible commerce piece with the deadline shortly approaching. Solely time will inform although.
