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FRISCO, Texas — With running back Tyler Goodson expected to miss multiple weeks, the Dallas Cowboys will be actively looking at the position, coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday at The Star. Schottenheimer planned to sit down with vice president of player personnel Will McClay after his press conference.
Goodson ran 12 times for a career-high 77 yards in Sunday’s 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts before more exams and scans on his knee showed an injury that will keep him out. Javonte Williams carried 20 times for 101 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the same game.
Schottenheimer has a lot of confidence in Israel Abanikanda, who has been with the team for a while. Dallas will also look at a lot of different potential moves, he said.
“We’re working through it. Sit down with Will here. Izzy has done a really good job. He’s been here for a while. We signed Jashaun Corbin,” Schottenheimer said. “Hunter Luepke’s got a lot of confidence of everybody in the room, and I think that’s a spot that we’ll be actively looking, but in terms of guys we got here, we have a lot of confidence in them.”
Tyler Goodson Injury Leaves Javonte Williams With Practice Squad Backs
Abanikanda and Jashaun Corbin are both on the practice squad. Dallas signed Abanikanda to the practice squad Sept. 17 and brought Corbin back last Wednesday after working out Blake Watson and Damon Bankston the day before.
Corbin led the UFL in rushing with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2025 and played at Texas A&M and Florida State. The Cowboys first signed him Aug. 7 and waived him Aug. 30 at final cuts, along with Abanikanda. Fullback Hunter Luepke is the other back Schottenheimer named.
Wide receiver KaVontae Turpin has also missed three straight games with a rib injury. Goodson’s second half in Indianapolis was a testament to his heart, Schottenheimer said.
“Sure. There’s a lot of different ways to do it. I have a lot of confidence in Izzy, like I said. We’ll be looking at a lot of different potential moves that we can make, but I’m not going to pretend that losing Goody doesn’t affect us,” Schottenheimer explained. “Guy’s been playing great football, and what a warrior to go out there and play. The way he played in that second half of that game was a testament to him and his heart.”
Goodson Signed Off Atlanta Falcons Practice Squad In September
Dallas signed Goodson off the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad Sept. 15 after Malik Davis suffered a season-ending hip injury. He played 33 regular-season games for Indianapolis from 2023 to 2025.
Against his former team Sunday, Goodson left in the first half with the knee injury and came back to carry 5 more times for 33 yards. Earlier Monday, Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones said Goodson would probably miss time.
Injured reserve decisions for Goodson and tight end Jake Ferguson are still being worked through, Schottenheimer said. Ferguson is also expected to miss multiple weeks with a knee injury.
“Still working through it. Difficult calls. They’re always difficult calls,” Schottenheimer said. “But we got time to work through it, so we’re working through it.”
The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday at 3 p.m. CT. The Cowboys, now 4-5, host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Nov. 15, at AT&T Stadium, with kickoff at 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX.
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