Being selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2021 draft out of the University of Iowa, Chauncey Golston has primarily served as a flex player for this defense.
He can play multiple spots. Mostly playing defensive end but has slid inside to play tackle a handful of times.
It is only June, so we haven’t really been able to see how Mike Zimmer will display his new defensive scheme, so it is not easy to pinpoint where Golston might play most of his snaps in 2024.
He could get the chance to become an every-down end. If that’s the case, he’s going to have to improve as a pass-rusher as he has 3.5 sacks in three years. But don’t be surprised if he remains in a hybrid role that sees him line up all over the D-line to find mismatches.
Mike Zimmer always gets the best out of his guys, and as long as Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence are lining up next to him, he could have his best year to date.
With the loss of some depth guys to the Washington Commanders, Golston could have a solid year.
2024 is the final year of Golston’s contract, and with how back the Cowboys are at signing even their own players, would be hard to see him get a deal until the year is completely over.
If he has a breakout campaign, maybe they bring him back if they can get him for a cheaper contract. We know the front office does not like to spend money.
He has the motivation that he needs to step in and have a good season under new defensive coordinator, Mike Zimmer.
Zimmer has run a 4-3 defense for the majority of his career but was the defense coordinator under Bill Parcells and ran a 3-4 scheme, so he has shown versatility.
Zimmer had proven over the years that his defense works and Dallas has more talent than any of his teams he had when he was the Vikings head coach.
The Vikings’ defense was top-12 in points allowed in each of Zimmer’s first six seasons with the team, including a top-five finish in 2015, ’17, and ’19…
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