Could Caleb Downs win 2026 defensive rookie of the year?
Joe DeLeone & Ryan Roberts discuss Dallas Cowboys and former Ohio State Buckeye safety Caleb Downs and why he could win DROY. With a new defensive system, and Downs' talent, it seems like the sky is the limit.
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Dallas Cowboys and Caleb Downs.
Now, this is not a super creative one, hence why I saved it for last.
It's not really-- And I know that you probably had it, too.
He is a guy that is so instinctual and is so cerebral that he's gonna make everybody around him better.
Now, the Cowboys have done a really good job of improving their defense over the past off-season.
They traded for Kenny Clark, they traded for Quinnen Williams, they added Rashawn Gary, they also added Dee Winters.
There is a lot more talent here, and they're more even.
And I think that when you're a little bit more even and balanced before when you had Micah, the right guy, the perfect pie in the sky outcome was if you landed Caleb Downs.
So Caleb Downs, for me, I think has the opportunity to probably end up becoming a Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate.
And if we're discussing the Cowboys as, like, an actual championship contender, a top four team in the NFL, it feels as though that Caleb Downs is gonna have a real key role in all that
