Cowboys Defense Projection: How Much Better Can Dallas Be in 2026 (opens in new tab)

We will start this Dallas Cowboys defense projection with one ugly truth. Last year was terrible. Dallas gave up 30.1 points per game, dead last in the NFL. They allowed 377.0 total yards per game, which ranked 30th. The pass defense got cooked for 251.5 yards per game, also dead last. Even the run defense was below average, giving up 125.5 rushing yards per game. So no, I’m not going to sit here and pretend this defense was one lucky bounce away from being good. It was bad, really bad. The g...