Cowboys Visit Purdue RB Pro Day; Tony Pollard Replacement in Draft?
FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys have been significantly quiet in free agency so far. As Cowboys fans chew furiously at their fingernails while players leave The Star, it leaves us wondering if owner and general manager Jerry Jones really is "all-in."
One loss that Dallas will have to address either through free agency or next month's draft is running back Tony Pollard. Pollard signed with the Tennessee Titans last week for a reported three years and $24 million.
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Next season will mark the first year since 2016 that the Cowboys will enter the season without either Ezekiel Elliott or Pollard in the backfield.
Elliott , by the way, is still available, but contrary to some reports, CowboysSI.com is reporting that Dallas and Elliott have had no official contact.
If Dallas wants to build through the draft - and that certainly appears to be the plan - one potential name at running back is Purdue's Tyrone Tracy Jr.
The Cowboys sent representatives to Purdue's Pro Day to see the 6-1, 210-pound Tracy back on March 8, so there is at least some passing interest on the part of Dallas.
Tracy is described as an agile ball carrier with a combination of power, speed and vision, with reliable hands. That description may sound familiar, as many of the same things were said about Pollard when he was being scouted at Memphis.
Tracy is 24, for what it's worth, and played six seasons of college football - the first four at Iowa before transferring to Purdue before the 2022 seasons. His yards from scrimmage totals over 61 total collegiate games include 2,148 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Dallas will have several options in the draft, but if history repeats itself, it'll find a back that can run with power and catch passes - as Elliott and Pollard could do.
Tracy could be that guy.
