Forever Young: Age, performance of every Cowboy under contract for 2025 screams rebuild

It’s funny how certain things can catch one’s attention. While editing a piece on the safety position from a colleague, the age difference between Malik Hooker and Donovan Wilson stood out. Despite being in the league since 2017, and Wilson not until 2019, Hooker is younger than Wilson by a considerable margin. The Cowboys are in a full-on youth movement heading into this offseason.

Going down a rabbit hole, it’s interesting to see the Cowboys in the middle of the pack in the NFL going into 2024. Their roster was the 14th oldest of the 32 teams in the league, averaging 26 years, 11months and 15 days. And while their 2025 rank will be determined by free agency, the number of draft picks who make the roster and other mechanisms, for now it’s still an interesting look to see the ages of the players who are currently under contract.