Cowboys in position to add QB to depth chart with 152nd pick in 2026 NFL Draft

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The Dallas Cowboys already have a bit of a crowded quarterback depth chart.

Dak Prescott is QB1, of course, but it's not particularly thrilling beyond that at the most important position in sports.

The Cowboys still have last season's backup, Joe Milton. They also brought aboard Sam Howell this offseason.

ESPN's Ben Solak wrote in a new article on Wednesday that it might be worth Dallas targeting a quarterback in the middle rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft later this month. Solak doesn't view either of those backups as good enough.

His suggestion: Use the No. 152 pick (fifth round) on Carson Beck, the quarterback out of Miami who played most of his college career at Georgia.

"When kept clean, Beck plays well within himself," Solak writes. "He throws with anticipation and decisiveness, and he can flash high-caliber precision to pull receivers away from coverage when working between the numbers. Beck is very much a rhythm/confidence thrower who lets his mistakes compound, but he can also get into a pocket and throw with NFL timing and zip. This is a trait he shares with Prescott, who looks like the league's best quarterback when he's hot in the pocket."

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Beck could end up going earlier, but Solak thinks that by the time draft day goes around, that won't be his actual fate.

"Some insiders report that Beck will go earlier than this, as he trades on a high recruiting status and plenty of postseason football under his belt," Solak writes. "I remain dubious, as it's tough to find a cardinal trait for Beck to hang his hat on as a starting NFL quarterback. But Beck has maturity and big-game experience, and the Cowboys' past couple of forays into QB2 development have been heavily indexed on traits (Milton, Trey Lance) -- it's time to zag back to the Cooper Rush side of the aisle."

It may not be overly exciting to draft a quarterback only ticketed for a backup role. But the QB2 spot is important, and Beck might fit well in Dallas.

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