The Dallas Cowboys\u2019 undrafted tight end is drawing national attention ahead of OTAs. And they happen to be a more important date for him than almost anyone else on the roster.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 1, 2026; Frisco, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys tight end Michael Trigg (46) goes through a drill during practice at the Ford Center at the Star Training Facility in Frisco, Texas.
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The reality is that when OTAs come around, we football fans tend to be a little bit overexcited about the whole thing. Sure, it\u2019s an important time for teams, Dallas Cowboys included. But position battles don\u2019t get sorted out until training camp. <\/p>\n
And yet, it\u2019s a great opportunity to hear from players and coaches, as well as learn a little bit about the pecking order across the roster. <\/p>\n
But for undrafted rookie tight end Michael Trigg, OTAs are actually a huge opportunity. And he\u2019s already gathering national attention. <\/p>\n
Michael Trigg named Top 10 UDFA to watch in OTAs<\/p>\n
Draft expert Justin Melo listed<\/a> Trigg as one of the Top 10 sleeper UDFAs \u201cwho actually matter\u201d ahead of OTAs. Trigg was the Cowboys\u2019 most expensive signing<\/a> in undrafted free agency at $280,000 guaranteed. <\/p>\n \u201cFormer Baylor tight end Michael Trigg is an athletic pass catcher with shocking arm length and above-average speed,\u201d Melo writes. \u201cTrigg runs routes like a big wide receiver with initial quickness that threatens open-field space. He is a mismatch nightmare for both linebackers and defensive backs in coverage. Alleged character concerns contributed to him going undrafted, but the Dallas Cowboys made him an aggressive offer that totaled $280,000 in guarantees.\u201d<\/p>\n Trigg is a fascinating player for the Cowboys, as the franchise has traditionally opted for Y-tight ends over \u201cbig slot\u201d types like Trigg is. <\/p>\n With the rookie spending most of his collegiate career unattached from the offensive line, the question is: Does Dallas want him to learn to play a more traditional in-line role? Or are they open to using him as a big slot receiver?<\/p>\n Why Cowboys OTAs are a big opportunity for Trigg<\/p>\n Cowboys OTAs kick off June 1 and while I stand by what I said earlier about us overhyping them, it\u2019s a massive date for Trigg. As Melo points out, Trigg\u2019s fall from the draft had mostly to do with character concerns. <\/p>\n Trigg served multiple suspensions in college. In his draft guide<\/a>, Dane Brugler from The Athletic quoted an NFL scout worried about Trigg\u2019s consistency: \u201cI know how much he likes football, but he needs hard coaching [\u2026] and you hope he develops better consistency, on and off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n At OTAs though, Trigg can show he\u2019s ready to get to work. If he can buy into a strong culture set by head coach Brian Schottenheimer\u2014the same that helped make George Pickens so successful in 2025\u2014his stock will take off ahead of training camp. <\/p>\n If it weren\u2019t for those concerns, Trigg would have likely been a fifth-round pick back in April. As long as he can make the attitude and behavior side of things work, Trigg can wind up another Cowboys UDFA steal and a member of the 53-manb roster. <\/p>\n It all starts at OTAs though. To him, they matter. A lot. <\/p>\n \t\t\t Dallas Cowboys News<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t We\u2019re getting yet another example of how silly the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 stance on using curtains for NFL games is ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. <\/p>\n Cowboys OTAs<\/a> Dallas Cowboys<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys\u2019 undrafted tight end is drawing national attention ahead of OTAs. And they happen to be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[110201,102,113,104,103],"class_list":["post-304205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-cowboys-otas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Dec](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USATSI_27818639-200x200.jpg\")
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