The Cowboys’ cornerback room looks better than it did not long ago, but it still has enough questions hanging over it to keep Dallas in the market. Cobie Durant has flashed in practice, yet the fact that he landed a $4 million deal tells you where the league sees him. DaRon Bland has dealt with injuries and uneven play in recent years, and Shavon Revel, after a rocky rookie season, has only recently started to turn heads this offseason.
If Dallas wants a real answer at the position, the name to watch is Joey Porter Jr.
The Steelers corner is on the PUP list with a back injury, and according to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he doesn’t look close to a new deal in Pittsburgh. “They saw nothing of this guy in the spring.
They’re not gonna see anything of him in the preseason, so I don’t know what he’s going to do,” Dulac said on 102.5 WDVE. “That’s not to even mention his contract difficulties.
They’re talking to him, but they’re nowhere near signing Joey Porter Jr."
He added, "Is he going to go into the season without a contract? Which, you would think he would have been the first guy they would try to re-sign... To me, the biggest loser in training camp right now is that whole situation with JPJ,” Dulac concluded.
The timing matters because the cornerback market has blown up this offseason, and that has only made life tougher for the Steelers. For Dallas, Porter would bring something the current group doesn’t fully offer: a cleaner bet to hold down CB1 duties.
He’s a former second-round pick who, in 2025, allowed a 48.5% completion rate and a 57.2 passer rating when targeted. He also earned the 20th-best Pro Football Focus coverage grade among cornerbacks at 74.1.
That production tops what Revel, Bland and Durant put together last season, which is why Porter would qualify as an upgrade across the board for the Cowboys.
Of course, a trade for him wouldn’t come cheap. Dallas would have to account for both the price of the deal and the extension that would follow. The expectation is that Pittsburgh would ask for a second-round pick, and the Steelers could also push for one of Dallas’ current cornerbacks, since moving Porter would leave a major hole behind.
There’s also the possibility that the pick price comes down because Porter needs a new contract, especially if Dallas includes a cornerback to help balance the deal. The Cowboys have their second- and third-round picks in each of the next two drafts, so they do have the draft capital to work with.
Then comes the money. Based on recent extensions at the position, Porter would likely be looking at at least $30 million annually on a new deal.
It’s a steep investment, no question. But Jerry Jones has already talked about urgency and the possibility of doing something “substantive” to help the defense, and that leaves room to wonder whether Dallas would be willing to make the call.
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