6 Cowboys Defenders on Thin Ice After Mike Zimmer Hiring

5. DeMarvion Overshown, LB

The Dallas Cowboys need some young players to step up at the linebacker position in the 2024 offseason and they're going to have to rely a little bit on 2023 third-round pick DeMarvion Overshown, an impressive athlete at the position who suffered a season-ending injury last year.

Historically speaking, Mike Zimmer has invested a lot in the linebacker position in his defenses. The Minnesota Vikings always had strong linebacker play and the Vikings used first and second-round picks on off-ball linebackers in consecutive years to open Zimmer's tenure with the team.

Needless to say, with Leighton Vander Esch likely (sadly) done as a Cowboy after last year's injury and nobody really stepping up at the position for Dallas, I think there's going to be a ton of pressure on a young player like Overshown to take on a bigger role.

The Cowboys desperately need him to be a hit, especially with the rest of their 2023 NFL Draft class looking like a dud for the most part.