The Cowboys made the NFL’s first high-profile post-draft move by signing veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
They’ve now added one other player on the position – 2020 fifth-round pick Tyler Johnson – in addition to former 49ers linebacker Curtis Robinson, based on Nick Harris of the Fort Price Star Telegram. Each players were in Dallas for visits on Monday, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson.
Johnson, 27, played for 4 different teams in his six 12 months profession. He appeared in 12 games with the Jets in 2025, catching 12 of his 18 targets for 197 yards. He was originally drafted by the Buccaneers, where he played for 2 years, before spending time with the Texans, Raiders, and Rams. He saw significant usage in 2021 in Tampa Bay (612 snaps, 55 targets) and 2024 in Los Angeles (361 snaps, 41 targets), but has been unable to sustain that volume in subsequent seasons.
In Dallas, he’ll join Valdes-Scantling, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, KaVontae Turpin, and Jonathan Mingo within the Cowboys’ wide receiver room. Lamb and Pickens are the clear-cut top two options, but a pecking order behind them has not been established. Turpin should stay in his slot/gadget role, leaving Johnson to compete for a backup role on the skin.
Robinson, 27, signed with the Broncos as an undrafted rooke in 2021. He appeared in three games as a practice squad elevation in Denver and did the identical in San Francisco later within the 12 months. He then spent the following 4 years on the 49ers’ practice squad, using up his maximum of three elevations each season and playing almost exclusively on special teams. In 2025, he again began the season on the practice squad, but he was promoted to the lively roster in September after injuries within the team’s linebacker room. Those continued throughout the season, leading to career-high participation on defense (248 snaps) and special teams (194 snaps).
Robinson is the second 49ers linebacker to maneuver to Dallas this offseason – 2023 fifth-rounder Dee Winters was traded to the Cowboys just before the draft. The 2 will now join a linebacker room that currently features DeMarvion Overshown as a transparent No. 1 starter and little clarity behind him. Marist Liufau and Shemar James are each getting back from last 12 months’s squad, though each struggled to thold down the center of the team’s defense. After getting his first major taste of normal season motion in 2025, Robinson will likely be looking to determine a job for himself in Dallas this 12 months.