Dallas Cowboys RB Jaydon Blue gives his version of events of disappointing rookie season ahead of what could be a major Year 2
The Dallas Cowboys running back is already one of this offseason’s winners. But he must stay consistent before it all goes downhill again. He’s off to a hot start.
Jaydon Blue seems ready to turn around his NFL career. The second-year Dallas Cowboys running back is looking to leave behind an underwhelming rookie year. Despite ending the preseason on a very positive note, Blue surprisingly spent most of the season as a healthy scratch.
In 2026, head coach Brian Schottenheimer (who cited work ethic and consistency as what kept Blue inactive) said the running back is “night and day” from last year. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Blue reinforced Schotty’s messaging.
Jaydon Blue gives his version of events
Perhaps the most promising aspect of Blue’s take on what happened in 2025 is that he’s not running from it.
“Really, we were all on the same page,” Blue said of his conversations with the Cowboys. “For me, I think I didn’t start off like I should have. Maybe it was not practicing the right way or, just on a maturity level, I think I wasn’t really there.”
Blue didn’t dive too deep into the “maturity” concerns, but he acknowledged them. Speaking about what he needs to do moving forward, Blue suggested he wasn’t practicing the right way.
“Just making sure I’m practicing the right way,” Blue said. “Whether that’s finishing the right way, setting the standard, and making sure that I’m finishing runs and everything like that. I think that was the biggest part. And the maturity thing, man. I just think I’m a completely different person than what I was at this time last year.”
For Blue, the focus is on applying his coaches’ feedback.
“Looking back and seeing the things that I didn’t do too well and some of the reasons that I wasn’t on the field last year,” Blue said. “Like I said, just going back, taking the stuff that my coaches were saying and making sure that I apply it, whether that was this offseason or whenever I’m by myself.”
Blue is an early offseason winner based on Cowboys OTAs
Blue still has a long way to go before he earns the RB2 role in Dallas. But if he keeps approaching practice the right way, he can have a big role on the offense. The Cowboys run game was solid and efficient but it wasn’t really explosive.
With his speed and acceleration, Blue can change that and become the cross to Javonte Williams’ jab. If Williams was already slicing NFL defenses last year, imagine what he can do with a true 1-2 combination.
But first, Blue needs to stay consistent in the practice field.