Cowboys re-sign top-10 rusher Javonte Williams
After a 1,201-yard, 11-touchdown season in 2025, Javonte Williams is staying in Dallas as the Cowboys maintain offensive continuity.
The Dallas Cowboys are keeping one of their most important offensive pieces in place.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Dallas has re-signed running back Javonte Williams after a breakout 2025 season that reestablished him as one of the NFL’s more productive feature backs.
Williams was outstanding last year. He carried the ball 252 times (10th in the NFL) for 1,201 rushing yards (9th) and 11 touchdowns (8th) while averaging an impressive 4.8 yards per carry. That production gave Dallas consistent early-down efficiency and red-zone reliability, something the offense had lacked in previous seasons.
The physicality jumped off the tape. Williams ran with power between the tackles but also showed enough burst to punish light boxes. His 4.8 average per carry wasn’t inflated by a few long runs; it reflected steady, chain-moving production across the season. For an offense that occasionally leaned too heavily on the passing game in past years, Williams provided balance.
Bringing Javonte Williams back signals continuity. Dallas didn’t just retain a starting running back, it retained offensive identity. With playoff expectations still firmly in place, keeping a top-10 rusher rather than gambling on a draft replacement or committee approach makes sense.
Financial details will matter, especially given the Cowboys’ cap history, but on the field, this move is straightforward: when you have a 1,200-yard back coming off an efficient season, you don’t let him walk.
The Cowboys didn’t.
