Updates: CeeDee nearing exclusive 500 club

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02 Jul 2025, 21:04 GMT+10

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July 2

CeeDee Lamb

#88

Height: 6-2
Weight: 200 lbs
College: Oklahoma

10:25 a.m.As the season gets closer and closer, it's never too soon to start looking at upcoming milestones and for CeeDee Lamb, he's pretty close to the 500-catch club.

With 496 receptions, it's likely he will get to that mark in Week 1 against the Eagles to kick off the season. Getting to 500 would make Lamb just the fifth player in NFL history to reach that mark at the age of 26. The only other players to get to 500 at the age of 26 or younger were Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss, Jarvis Landry and DeAndre Hopkins.

Now, while Lamb might be the fifth player to do so after the first game, it probably won't be long before a sixth player joins the list. Minnesota's Justin Jefferson, who just turned 26 last month, has 495 catches and is knocking on the door as well.

The NFL record for most catches by the age of 26 is 540, set by Landry. So it's safe to assume that either Lamb or Jefferson will have that mark by the end of the season.

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June 3

KaVontae Turpin

Height: 5-9
Weight: 153 lbs
College: TCU

3:30 p.m.If this were baseball, the Cowboys would be one of the best in the majors as it relates to their batting average when going after talent that hails from the UFL.

They have two grand slam hits with KaVontae Turpin and Brandon Aubrey, each having earned [First-Team] All-Pro honors and being viewed as the best returner and kicker in the game, respectively, and the Cowboys could look to try their hand again this summer with UFL talent because of those success stories in Dallas.

Speaking from the final practice of OTAs and ahead of mandatory minicamp, executive vice president and director of player personnel Stephen Jones made that much very clear.

"Obviously, we're paying attention because we've found a player or two through the UFL," Jones said. "So we're watching that, in terms of those guys are doing a good job over there to see if there's anybody that can help us over here. We'll keep our eyes on who's available."

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June 3

Micah Parsons

#11

Height: 6-3
Weight: 245 lbs
College: Penn State

12:00 p.m. --The Cowboys begin mandatory minicamp on June 10, and one of the biggest questions looming over the three day period is whether or not All-Pro defensive end Micah Parsons would be in attendance. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer expects him to be.

"I would assume," Schottenheimer said when asked if Parsons would be in attendance. "Micah and I talked a couple of days ago. He's doing a little bit of traveling, but again, everything that he and I talked about, I expect that he will be here... Micah and I have had great communication, everything I've asked him to do and vice versa he's followed through on."

Parsons, who has been "in and out" of the building during voluntary OTAs per Schottenheimer, is in the midst of trying to negotiate his contract extension as he heads into the final year of his rookie contract.

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May 29

Tyler Smith

#73

Height: 6-6
Weight: 332 lbs
College: Tulsa

5:04 p.m.The prevailing word to begin the Brian Schottenheimer era in Dallas is "culture", and it's permeating everything the Cowboys are doing.

The first-time head coach has put into place a number of processes and competitive outlets for players, and expects veterans to buy in fully including helping to acclimate rookies.

Tyler Smith, one of two resident leaders of an offensive now without a recently retired Zack Martin, spoke from OTAs about what culture means to him going forward.

"I think it's huge for the success of this football team," said the All-Pro. "Establishing the culture early and getting everybody onboard is ultimately our goal. Schotty talks about it every day, but we're gonna compete everyday. Sometimes he has to pull back on us [in practice] but I'd rather him pull back on us than us not go hard. The ultimate goal is to win the Super Bowl."

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May 27

Tyler Booker

#52

Height: 6-4
Weight: 321 lbs
College: Alabama

5 p.m. --Tyler Booker feels he's ready to make an impact for the Dallas Cowboys from the moment he's unleashed as a rookie in the NFL this coming season.

There are many reasons the first-round pick believes this, and one of them is where he was groomed at a collegiate level: the University of Alabama.

Playing for the Crimson Tide pitted him, weekly, against some of the best talent in the country NFL caliber, no less.

"It's definitely prepared me a lot talent level and the way we do things in the SEC," said Booker in early May. "In the SEC, things are done to a higher standard. There's a lot more expected out of you than in other conferences, and that's proven on a week-by-week basis. You see how much success SEC players have in the NFL, so that's definitely prepared me for where I am today."

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May 22

George Pickens

Height: 6-3
Weight: 200 lbs
College: Georgia

10:30 a.m. --During his three seasons in Pittsburgh, wide receiver George Pickens wore the number 14, and in college at Georgia, he wore the number one. To start with the Cowboys, he'll sport 13, but it may not be the number he wears in Week 1.

"Nothing's really finalized right now, it's just a whole bunch of numbers," Pickens said. "My guy Traeshon [Holden], he's got number seven, and you know [Trevon Diggs] is going to be seven, so everybody's working now.

Both of Pickens' former number are currently taken by Markquese Bell in 14 and Jalen Tolbert in 1, and will likely continue to stay that way unless Pickens tries to negotiate a deal to take over one of their jerseys.

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CeeDee Lamb

#88

Height: 6-2
Weight: 200 lbs
College: Oklahoma

10:00 a.m. --Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb dealt with a shoulder injury for most of the season in 2024, with the pain eventually getting so bad that he sat out the final two games of the regular season. Since then, it's been a long and grueling recovery process.

"I want to say a good five months of real recovery and rehab," Lamb said of his offseason rehab work. "I'm grateful to have two arms, I can tell you that."

Even while playing through what he called the worst pain he's felt in his career, Lamb still put up 1,194 receiving yards and 101 receptions in 2024, the fourth straight 1,000 yard receiving season of his career.

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