Madden 19: Dallas Cowboys Player Ratings, Roster, Depth Chart, & Playbooks

By Toby DurantHead of Content

The Dallas Cowboys, America's Team, are one of the most recognizable brands in the world, and one of the most talked about sports teams in America. They have won five Super Bowls in their illustrious history, but the glory days of the Triplets are gone. The Cowboys have won just three playoff games since their last Super Bowl triumph in February 1996, and with current Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles in their division, the path to glory seems blocked for the time being. At least, it is until you load up Madden 19. You can take over the reins of the Cowboys and hang another banner in AT&T Stadium. Here is everything you need to know about the Dallas Cowboys in Madden 19.

*All stats correct at time of writing

Team Rating

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The Cowboys have a very good rating of 84 OVR, with an excellent 89 score on offense. Their defense certainly needs some work at just 83, but they are far from the worst group in Madden 19. Only five teams have a higher OVR than the Cowboys, making them an immediate Super Bowl contender. Let's take a look at some of their best players.

Zack Martin, Right Guard (OVR 96)

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Age: 27

Development Trait: Superstar

Contract: 7 years/$72.3m

2018 Cap Hit: $9.09m

Best Stats: Strength (93), Run Block (94), Pass Block (94), Lead Block (94), Impact Block (92), Awareness (93)

Martin is one of the best players in the game, he just won't ever touch the football. The Cowboys drafted him 16th overall in 2014 and reaped immediate benefits as Martin slotted straight into the right guard spot and dominated. He was a First Team All-Pro as a rookie, and claimed his second All-Pro honors in 2016. Martin is yet to miss a game for the Cowboys in his four seasons, and was just rewarded with a massive seven-year extension.

Sean Lee, Outside Linebacker (OVR 95)

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Age: 32

Development Trait: Star

Contract: 2 years/$10.3m

2018 Cap Hit: $4.98m

Best Stats: Speed (83), Tackle (93), Pursuit (97), Block Shedding (87), Play Recognition (97), Zone Coverage (81)

Sean Lee has been Dallas' best defensive player for some time now. An instinctive and fast linebacker, Lee is one of the best tacklers in the NFL. The problem with Lee has been injuries. He hasn't played a full 16 games since he came into the NFL in 2010, and played at least 14 games just three times. He claimed his first All-Pro selection in 2016 and has been to two Pro Bowls.

Ezekiel Elliott, Running Back (OVR 92)

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Age: 23

Development Trait: Superstar

Contract: 2 years/$12.77m

2018 Cap Hit: $6.01m

Best Stats: Speed (92), Agility (95), Carrying (89), Juke Move (92), Elusiveness (86), Catching (71)

Elliott was the fourth-overall pick in 2016 and was an instant star for the Cowboys. He led the NFL in rushing in 2016 with 1,631 yards and scored 16 total touchdowns before suspension and injuries slowed him down in 2017. Elliott has averaged 4.6 yards per carry in his two years in the NFL, and 104.6 yards per game. He is one of the best running backs in the league already and is extremely difficult to bring down in the open field.

DeMarcus Lawrence, Defensive End (OVR 91)

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Age: 26

Development Trait: Superstar

Contract: 1 year/$17.1m

2018 Cap Hit: $17.1m

Best Stats: Speed (80), Acceleration (88), Finesse Moves (93), Power Moves (87), Block Shedding (87), Strength (86)

Lawrence had a breakout year in 2017 after finally being healthy. He racked up 14.5 sacks last season, along with 14 tackles for loss and 26 QB hits. Lawrence was remarkably consistent last season, picking up at least one sack in each of the first seven games. He is playing 2018 on the franchise tag.

Depth Chart & Full Roster

QB
OVR
Speed
Throw Power
Short Accuracy
Medium Accuracy
Deep Accuracy
Throw Under Pressure
Play Action
Dak Prescott
82
82
91
87
83
78
87
87
Mike White
64
70
91
81
78
68
63
81
Cooper Rush
63
75
88
79
75
72
70
79
HB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Elusiveness
Carrying
Juke Move
Catching
Ezekiel Elliott
92
92
95
86
89
92
71
Rod Smith
71
86
83
68
84
80
64
Bo Scarbrough
71
88
85
66
85
74
60
Darius Jackson
61
92
81
65
85
73
62
FB
OVR
Speed
Strength
Carrying
Pass Block
Run Block
Lead Block
Impact Block
Jamize Olawale
71
86
78
72
72
57
72
60
WR
OVR
Speed
Agility
Catching
Short Route
Medium Route
Deep Route
Catching In Traffic
Spectacular Catch
Release
Jumping
Cole Beasley
81
87
93
87
87
83
77
85
80
69
90
Allen Hurns
81
88
88
89
83
86
78
86
85
81
87
Terrance Williams
79
89
88
83
81
83
81
83
82
79
86
Deonte Thompson
75
92
89
84
75
76
78
78
81
71
88
Michael Gallup
73
89
89
81
80
78
74
81
84
78
86
Tavon Austin
71
94
93
80
75
70
62
70
73
61
85
Cedrick Wilson
70
88
86
81
79
76
73
85
81
61
88
Noah Brown
68
87
87
85
65
66
63
80
86
79
86
Lance Lenoir
65
85
85
83
66
68
63
81
79
66
88
KD Cannon
64
93
88
80
63
63
65
78
82
63
88
TE
OVR
Speed
Agility
Catching
Short Route
Medium Route
Deep Route
Run Block
Geoff Swaim
73
82
79
74
62
58
53
78
Blake Jarwin
70
81
74
78
64
59
54
73
Dalton Schultz
69
81
81
79
63
58
52
69
David Wells
67
81
67
75
58
53
48
70
Rico Gathers
67
79
84
79
63
58
53
61
L. P. LaDouceur
46
67
64
64
45
40
35
54
OL
OVR
Speed
Strength
Pass Block
Run Block
Lead Block
Impact Block
Travis Frederick
96
56
93
91
94
93
95
Zack Martin
96
70
93
94
94
94
92
Tyron Smith
95
74
96
93
89
89
90
Connor Williams
76
71
86
80
81
81
87
La'el Collins
72
72
89
75
76
85
88
Cameron Fleming
68
63
85
73
77
71
73
Parker Ehinger
67
64
80
71
73
79
78
Joe Looney
65
70
82
71
74
77
79
Marcus Martin
64
64
82
70
72
58
83
Chaz Green
63
67
76
68
71
80
79
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DE
OVR
Speed
Agility
Strength
Block Shedding
Finesse Move
Power Move
DeMarcus Lawrence
91
80
82
86
87
93
87
Taco Charlton
78
79
86
78
67
79
67
Kony Ealy
77
75
86
81
67
68
80
Randy Gregory
76
84
85
79
73
81
70
Charles Tapper
73
85
72
80
74
64
78
Dorance Armstrong Jr
73
77
84
80
76
78
65
DT
OVR
Speed
Strength
Power Moves
Finesse Moves
Block Shedding
Impact Block
David Irving
82
78
88
81
87
70
84
Tyrone Crawford
81
78
84
82
73
81
85
Maliek Collins
76
71
84
64
81
67
84
Datone Jones
71
78
81
65
77
74
84
Antwaun Woods
71
72
85
76
61
70
77
Lewis Neal
68
81
84
63
77
68
82
Jihad Ward
68
69
79
75
64
67
85
Brian Price
67
67
75
78
69
67
81
OLB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Tackle
Hit Power
Play Recognition
Pursuit
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Sean Lee
95
83
81
93
83
97
97
72
81
Joe Thomas
74
83
74
80
87
72
79
63
71
Damien Wilson
73
81
77
81
83
81
82
49
55
Justin March-Lillard
72
82
80
82
78
65
79
55
63
Chris Covington
66
81
80
81
76
52
77
50
60
Eric Pinkins
63
87
81
71
76
51
80
65
70
MLB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Tackle
Hit Power
Play Recognition
Pursuit
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Jaylon Smith
76
85
86
83
86
74
78
75
78
Leighton Vander Esch
75
84
83
85
81
67
86
60
71
Tre'von Johnson
60
86
76
77
84
56
76
51
58
Joel Lanning
58
81
81
76
75
52
76
47
56
CB
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Agility
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Press
Chidobe Awuzie
81
91
92
88
84
78
83
Byron Jones
80
92
94
96
78
79
81
Jourdan Lewis
79
89
90
92
77
74
81
Anthony Brown
75
95
91
88
73
77
80
Marquez White
67
86
88
85
70
76
72
Duke Thomas
67
92
91
90
70
74
70
FS
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Agility
Play Recognition
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Xavier Woods
77
89
90
87
73
72
77
Marqueston Huff
66
88
90
85
57
65
75
Tyree Robinson
65
88
88
80
55
71
69
Kameron Kelly
62
85
88
84
48
72
74
SS
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Tackle
Play Recognition
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Jeff Heath
75
89
89
67
77
73
75
Kavon Frazier
72
86
87
78
68
63
67
Jameill Showers
59
84
87
59
52
58
69
K
OVR
Kick Power
Kick Accuracy
Dan Bailey
81
92
89
P
OVR
Kick Power
Kick Accuracy
Chris Jones
84
93
96

The Cowboys roster has some especially talented starters on offense. The group is led by quarterback Dak Prescott who is entering his third season as the starter for Dallas. His OVR of 82 does not stand out in the league, but with good athleticism (82 speed, 86 acceleration) and solid arm talent (91 throw power, 87 short accuracy) you can certainly run an offense with him.

The true stars of this roster are found in the running game though. Ezekiel Elliott (OVR 92) is an elite running back with remarkable physical traits (92 speed, 95 agility) and can make an impact as a receiver too. Up front Dallas have three of the best blockers around in Tyron Smith (OVR 95), Travis Frederick (OVR 96), and Zack Martin (OVR 96). The combination of great back and great line gives you a deadly running game that can dominate immediately.

There is a lack of talent at receiver after the retirement of Jason Witten and the cutting of Dez Bryant. Allen Hurns (OVR 81) was a free agent addition and is a nice player, but neither he nor Cole Beasley (OVR 81) are going to create separation without a lot of help from the play calling.

Defensively there are a couple of good players, but the unit lacks depth and quality. Sean Lee (93 tackle, 97 play recognition) is the standout, but at 32 he may not be for long. DeMarcus Lawrence (93 finesse moves) is a good defensive end but he is only signed to Dallas for one year. David Irving (OVR 82) and Byron Jones (OVR 80) are also good, but that is about it for the defense. It is something you will want to address quickly.

Playbook - Offense

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I Form - H Pro

I Form - H Wing

I Form - Slot Flex

Strong I - H Pro

Strong I - H Slot

Strong I - H Y-Off

Weak I - Wing

Singleback - Ace

Singleback - Ace Pair

Singleback - Ace Slot

Singleback - Bunce Ace

Singleback - Dice Slot

Singleback - Wing Flex

Singleback - Wing Pair

Singleback - Wing Tight

Singleback - Wing Tight Z

Singleback - Y Off Trips

Singleback - Y Trips

Pistol - Doubles

Shotgun - Bunch

Shotgun - Doubles Flex Wk

Shotgun - Doubles Offset

Shotgun - Doubles Y Off Wk

Shotgun - Empty Cowboy

Shotgun - Empty Trey

Shotgun - Empty Trey Stack

Shotgun - Empty Trips TE

Shotgun - Spread Y-Slot Wk

Shotgun - Trey Open

Shotgun - Trio Cowboy

Shotgun - Trips TE Offset

Shotgun - Trips Y-Flex

Shotgun - Y Off Trips Wk

Shotgun - Y Trips Z-Trip

The Cowboys offensive playbook has a lot of good things going for it. First off it has Shotgun - Trips Y-Flex which is my favorite formation this year, and it also contains one of our money plays, the PA Shot Wheel in Shotgun - Trio Cowboy.

There isn't too much special about this playbook though. There are a couple of I formations and just the one pistol set. If you love empty sets, then this playbook caters for you with its four different empty formations.

Playbook - Defense

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4-3 Normal

4-3 Over

4-3 Over Plus

4-3 Under

4-3 Wide 9

46 Bear

Nickel Normal

Nickel Double A Gap

Nickel Wide 9

Big Nickel Over G

Dime Normal

Dollar 3-2-6

Quarter Normal

Quarter 3 Deep

Goal Line Defense 5-3-3

Goal Line Defense 5-4-2

There is little special about the Cowboys defensive playbook. It is a standard 4-3 book with the 46 Bear as a mix-up front, though one of the least surprising in the game since 46 Bear has been in Madden for a long time now. The Big Nickel Over G is a really nice formation that is new to Madden 19, however it is in every team's defensive playbook. The 4-3 defense does suit the personnel already on the Cowboys roster.