The Cowboys activated linebacker DeMarvion Overshown and rookie cornerback Shavon Revel, Jr. from injury lists.Both Overshown and Revel are recovering from ACL tears that occurred during their 2024 seasons, with Revel’s impacting his draft stock.Safety Juanyeh Thomas has been moved to IR due to consistent migraines, adding to the team’s secondary injuries, but a solution could be on the way.The Cowboys recently added All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and linebacker Logan Wilson, giving Matt Eberflus’ defense a new look.
In true Dallas Cowboys fashion, the club refuses to just have a solid day of good news. On Tuesday, the heavily anticipated defensive moves that have been hinted at for the last couple of weeks and craved for since the summer actually happened. The club activated sensational linebacker DeMarvion Overshown from the PUP list and rookie corner Shavon Revel, Jr. from the Non-Football Injury list, setting both up to make their 2025 debuts on Monday night against the Las Vegas Raiders.
However not all is well. Their depleted secondary continues to be ravaged by injury as safety Juanyeh Thomas has been moved to IR as he’s been dealing with migraines over the last several weeks.
The club hasn’t yet made a move to re-activate starter Malik Hooker, who has been out since Week 5, but they can wait until later in the week to make that determination.
Overshown and Revel are both recovering from ACL tears that occurred during their respective 2024 seasons. After missing his rookie season with an ACL injury, Overshown amazed all observers with how impactful he was, playing the role of heat-seeking missle at the position, he appeared to be the fastest prusuit defender on the field on a team that also had Micah Parsons.
Overshown, the club’s 2023 third-round pick, had five sacks and 90 tackles in just 13 games last season. The word is that he has been amazing and looking ahead of schedule since training camp, but the team remained patient in his return.
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Revel was considered by many to be a first-round talent out of East Carolina, but his early-season ACL injury saw him drop to the third round in April’s draft. He appeared as if he may make the season opener until a training camp setback pushed him back. The Cowboys’ brass is excited for how well he’s matched up with CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens in practices, and hope he can help turn things around for an anemic coverage effort thus far in 2025.
The Cowboys added All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams at the trade deadline, along with linebacker Logan Wilson. The team could also activate preseason surprise Perrion Winfrey this week, as he’s been out all season with a back injury. His practice window was opened prior to the bye and he could become a rotational player behind Williams, Osa Odighizuwa and Kenny Clark in a revamped defensive interiror.
For now, here’s a look at the team’s 53-man roster, 16-man practice squad , and IR group heading into their Week 11 matchup.
No. 0 LB DeMarvion Overshown
Each player on the practice squad can be called up to the big roster a total of 3 times and still revert back to the practice squad following the game without being released to the open market or waivers.
Each team can elevate two players per week through the regular season.
No. 11 WR Parris Campbell
Elevations Remaining: 2 (Elevated Week 6)
No. 15 QB Will Grier
Elevations Remaining: 3
No. 16 WR Jalen Cropper
Elevations Remaining: 3 (Elevated in Week 4 & 5 but signed in Week 6, then waived, signed to PS resets counter)
No. 30 CB Robert Rochell
Elevations Remaining: 1 (Elevated Week 2, Week 3)
No. 32 Safety Julius Wood
Elevations Remaining: 3
No. 36 CB Corey Ballentine
Elevations Remaining: 2 (Elevated in Week 8)
No. 48 DB Zion Childress
Elevations Remaining: 2 (Elevated in Week 9)
No. 51 DL Earnest Brown IV
Elevations Remaining: 3
No. 55 LB Justin Barron
Elevations Remaining: 3
No. 62 Center Wesley French
Elevations Remaining: 3
No. 79 OL Geron Christian
Elevations Remaining: 3
No. 80 WR Traeshon Holden
Elevations Remaining: 3
No. 84 TE Rivaldo Fairweather
Elevations Remaining: 3
No. 85 TE Princeton Fant
Elevations Remaining: 2 (Elevated in Week 9)
No. 91 DE Isaiah Land
Elevations Remaining: 3
No. 96 DL Adedayo Odeleye
Elevations Remaining: 3
Thomas has been added to IR in Week 11, he will not be eligible to return until Week 15.
No. 7 CB Trevon Diggs (IR)
Diggs was placed on IR in Week 8 and will be eligible for activation in Week 12.
No. 24 RB Miles Sanders (IR)
Sanders was moved to IR in Week 6 and is out for the season.
No. 28 Safety Malik Hooker
Hooker went on IR ahead of Week 5, so he’ll be eligible to be activated after Week 8.
No. 31 CB Josh Butler (IR)
Butler is eligible to be activated as of Week 5.
No. 37 RB Phil Mafah (IR)
Mafah is eligible to be activated as of Week 5.
No. 57 LB Jack Sanborn (IR)
Sanborn was placed on IR in Week 9, he’s be eligible to return in Week 13.
No. 65 Rob Jones (IR)
Jones was placed on IR in training camp so he’s done for the year.
No. 76 OL Trevor Keegan (IR)
Keegan was placed on IR in Week 8, and will be eligible to return after Week 11.
No. 98 DE Payton Turner (IR)
Turner is eligible to be activated as of Week 5.
No. 99 DT Perrion Winfrey (IR)
Winfrey went on IR after Week 1. He was designated to return in Week 9.