Per Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz, free-agent large receiver Zay Jones will meet with the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday.
Jones — whom the Jacksonville Jaguars not too long ago launched — is drawing curiosity from a number of groups. Schultz added that the previous second-round choose beforehand met with the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals.
Jones, a Dallas native, might change into a strong No. 3 WR for the Cowboys and supply wanted depth. Dallas didn’t improve its receiving corps within the NFL Draft and the primary wave of free company.
The Cowboys launched WR Michael Gallup in March. (He has since signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.) Former third-rounder Jalen Tolbert has but to show he is a constant possibility, recording 24 receptions for 280 yards and two TD catches in his first two seasons.
Surprisingly, Dallas waited till the sixth spherical of the NFL Draft to take one other pass-catcher, deciding on Southeast Missouri State WR Ryan Flournoy (choose No. 216).
Final season, Jones handled a lingering knee harm, lacking eight video games. He completed with 34 receptions, 321 yards and two TD catches. He was way more productive in 2022, nevertheless, logging a career-high 82 receptions for 823 yards and 5 TD catches.
Jones’s exterior sport would complement Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb. Per Professional Soccer Focus, in 2023, 71.1 % of Jones’ snaps got here out large, whereas 57 % of Lamb’s snaps got here within the slot.
Contemplating the current bull market on veteran wideouts, the Cowboys ought to act quick and signal Jones. Tyler Boyd (Tennessee Titans), D.J. Chark Jr. (Los Angeles Chargers), Chase Claypool (Buffalo Payments) and Odell Beckham Jr. (Miami Dolphins) have signed elsewhere.
