Cowboys to host dynamic weapon on top-30 visit

The Dallas Cowboys have a chance to cause a lot of sleepless nights for defensive coordinators next season with CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks, and a healthy Michael Gallup at wide receiver.  The Cowboys are continuing to explore more options to put the wide receiver position over the top although they are pretty loaded. According to […]

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The Dallas Cowboys have a chance to cause a lot of sleepless nights for defensive coordinators next season with CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks, and a healthy Michael Gallup at wide receiver. 

The Cowboys are continuing to explore more options to put the wide receiver position over the top although they are pretty loaded. According to Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News, TCU receiver Quentin Johnston has a top-30 visit set up with the Cowboys. 

Johnston became a starter as a freshman and produced 22 receptions for 487 yards and two touchdowns. His average yards per catch of 22.1 that season is the highest for a true freshman in Big 12 history.

In 2021, Johnston was named first-team All-Big 12 after he registered 33 receptions for 634 yards and six touchdowns. Johnston ended his collegiate career with 60 catches for 1,069 yards and six scores in 222 which included another first-team All-Big 12 nod.

Johnston has a rare combination of size (6'3") and speed (ran a 4.48 in the 40-yard dash at his Pro Day). He can get separation and catch the ball at its highest point thanks to his 40.5-inch vertical jump and huge catch radius.

Per PFF, Johnston played 748 snaps as an outside receiver during his three years at TCU but did log 92 in the slot as well so there's some flexibility to his game. If the Cowboys got him on board, he and Cooks would allow Lamb to work almost exclusively in the slot where he flourishes the most.

Although the Cowboys aren't pressed to take a receiver early in the draft with Cooks added to the mix, Johnston being taken in the first round isn't something to pass on if he falls that far, and it would give them four viable threats in the passing game for at least the next two seasons.