$242 million worth of wide receivers proposed as great fits for Cowboys

ESPN recently went through the list of remaining free agents in an effort to find the ideal fits. They identified 12 key players who could still make a monumental impact at their new destinations, despite still being available on the free market over 10 days since the feeding frenzy began. After identifying one offensive lineman who would fit seamlessly at The Star, they also focused in on two wideouts who make a ton of sense to don the blue and silver of the Dallas Cowboys.

Amari Cooper and Stefon Diggs are both north of 30-years old, and have combined to earn over $242 million worth of contracts across their storied careers, but both would make a ton of sense in Dallas to line up as the No. 2 target across from CeeDee Lamb.

For Cooper, Pro Football Focus' No. 7 overall free agent of 2025, it would be a reunion after spending the 2018 through 2022 seasons with the Cowboys. The former Raiders first-round pick was acquired midseason 2018 for Dallas' 2019 first rounder, and spent his time in town as Dak Prescott's top target.

Even in what was a down season last year, Cooper averaged 1.6 yards per route run, which was just about the league average. He was just behind Joshua Palmer, who signed a three-year, $29 million deal to replace Cooper on the Bills. And Cooper was way ahead of Mike Williams, whose 0.9 yards per route run between the Jets and Steelers still landed him a one-year, $6 million deal to return to the Chargers.
Teams were aggressive in paying for speed this offseason, which is how Tutu Atwell and Dyami Brown earned one-year deals for $10 million. Cooper isn't anyone's idea of a downfield burner at this point of his career, but his size and catch radius should still make him a viable No. 2 receiver in 2025. He's probably looking at a one-year deal in the same range as that of Williams or DeAndre Hopkins ($5 million), and he would be a logical target for teams that need a veteran to help out their quarterback. Teams in need of an outside receiver with some physicality should be in the market for Cooper, a list that includes a pair of his former employers.

For Diggs, No. 11 on PFF's list, coming to Dallas would unite him with his brother, cornerback Trevon Diggs.

During his half-season with the Texans, though, Diggs was all the way back up to third in receiver score, buoyed by top-10 performances in open score and catch score, two of the three components that make up the metric. ESPN's analysis, which also considers plays in which he isn't thrown the football, saw a receiver who repeatedly got open, albeit in an offense with a porous line that prevented C.J. Stroud from getting the football out on time.
There's risk here, of course. Diggs is 31 and coming off a serious injury. The Texans also weren't desperate to reunite with their offseason acquisition, as they traded for Christian Kirk and will pay the former Jags wideout more than $16 million in 2025. The Bills seemed to feel as if they were better off without their No. 1 wideout, and they didn't miss a beat without him in 2024.

This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Free Agency: Dallas Cowboys proposed as new home for Diggs, Cooper

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