12 Cowboys named to the early Pro Bowl voting list

The Dallas Cowboys have made some noise over the last few weeks, leading to a three-game winning streak. In the midst of reaching a winning record for the first time this season, the NFL has opened its fan voting window to determine who will make it to the annual Pro Bowl game.

Last season, the Cowboys had an average year by their usual standards, with just five players nominated. Brandon Aubrey, CeeDee Lamb, Micah Parsons, Tyler Smith, and KaVontae Turpin were sent to represent Dallas.

Fans have a few weeks (December 15) until the voting window closes. If the Cowboys continue their winning streak, many of the players named to the initial top ten list at their positions could find their names skyrocketing towards the top.

Here are the players currently in the top ten at their positions:

Offense:

• Quarterbacks: Dak Prescott (4th)

• Running Back: Javonte Williams (9th)

• Fullback: Hunter Luepke (2nd)

• Wide Receiver: George Pickens (2nd)

• Tight End: Jake Ferguson (6th)

• Center: Cooper Beebe (6th)

• Guard: Tyler Smith (9th), Tyler Booker (10th)

Special Teams:

• Kicker: Brandon Aubrey (2nd)

• Long Snapper: Trent Sieg (2nd)

• Return Specialist: KaVontae Turpin (1st)

• Special Teams Player: C.J. Goodwin (7th)

A few takeaways

It shouldn’t come as a complete shock that there are zero defensive players named for the Cowboys across any position listed on that side of the ball. Dallas had a historically bad defense for the first half of the season, with enough blame to go around all 11 players.

Since then, the defense has really turned a corner with the addition of Quinnen Williams and getting DeMarvion Overshown back in the lineup. Before the fan voting period wraps up, Dallas will be in two prime-time games. The first one will be against the Detroit Lions on Thursday night, and then the following week will be on Sunday Night Football, unless the NFL decides to flex Dallas out of that spot.

With how entertaining the team has become, and their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, there’s enough drama on Dallas’ side to warrant them staying in the SNF window. That means there will be more opportunities for players like Williams, Overshown, Osa Odighizuwa, Kenny Clark, and others to showcase their skills, potentially boosting their vote totals.

On the offensive side of the ball, there’s not much to argue with other than wanting to see CeeDee Lamb’s name on the list of wide receivers as well. Lamb missed four games due to a high ankle sprain, so his shine has dulled compared to where he usually is at this point in the season. After a bounce-back game on Thanksgiving, there’s a chance he can get his name back in the running. However, there are a ton of talented names he’d have to leapfrog.

The Cowboys’ special teams mentions are led by Brandon Aubrey. The man they call “Butter” continues to reset the record books. This season, Aubrey set the record for most successful 50-plus-yard field goal attempts with 30. He sits in fourth place among all players with 104 points scored through Week 13.

When a player of his caliber carries that much gravity, the players around him are going to get some credit, too. The rest of Dallas’ core special teams players crack the top ten list, except for punter Bryan Anger. If Aubrey and Trent Sieg are going to punch their tickets to the Pro Bowl, then the entire kicking operation should go. Fans have a lot of work to do over the course of two weeks to make it happen. Look at it this way—it’s what Aubrey would want you to do.