DeMarvion

Overshown

It was the last day the Cowboys could conceivably activate him after designating him to return three weeks ago, so we don’t know if Overshown is actually game-ready yet. The Cowboys were on bye this past week, and Overshown was still picking up limited practices ahead of their Week 9 game against the Cardinals. Dallas also activated rookie CB Shavon Revel (knee) from the non-football injury list — he faces much the same uncertainty. Both of these players should be boosts for a beleaguered Cowboys back seven. When they’ll actually debut is a question we don’t have an answer for yet.

The Cowboys will also be without starting S Donovan Wilson (elbow/shoulder), rookie CB Shavon Revel (knee) and LB DeMarvion Overshown (knee). Backups S Juanyeh Thomas (migraine) and DE Marshawn Kneeland (ankle) are questionable. The Broncos offense has a fantasy-friendly matchup on its hands this week.

Overshown has been recovering from a knee injury he suffered in Week 14 of last season. The talented linebacker totaled 90 tackles and five sacks in the 13 games he appeared in during the 2024 campaign after missing all of 2023 with a knee injury he suffered during the preseason. Now that he’s designated for return, the Cowboys will have 21 days to activate Overshown to the 53-man roster.

Ditto DeMarvion Overshown, while rookie CB Shavon Revel got an active/NFI listing. Diggs has said his goal is to be back in Week 1, but early offseason reporting was less certain that he’d be ready for the start of the season. Overshown will likely only be back in the closing stages of the season after a late-season ACL tear.

Overshown is comparing his current recovery from a torn ACL, MCL and PCL to his torn ACL injury from the 2023 preseason. His timetable remains uncertain. Overshown adds that there is “no need to rush the process” and that he is “going to come back when [he is] 100 percent” ready to do so.

The explosive Overshown underwent surgery after a serious knee injury ended his 2024 season in early December. The versatile linebacker has a chance to return to the Dallas lineup sometime around midseason, which will be a needed boost for the Cowboys defense. Before suffering the knee injury, Overshown had 84 tackles, five sacks, one interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, eight tackles for loss and one defensive touchdown in 2024.

Diggs underwent another surgery in January and is now further behind — we expect him to start on the PUP list and probably not play until October at the earliest. Ditto DeMarvion Overshown, as he was lumped into this answer by Jones. The Cowboys will make due with their former first-round reclamation projects on defense while two of their better defenders recover.

Overshown suffered what appeared to be a major knee injury on Monday night against the Bengals and will miss the remainder of the season. It could be a devastating setback for Overshown, who missed his entire rookie season with an ACL injury. The explosive linebacker — among the best Dallas defenders — finishes 2024 with five sacks, an interceptions, and three pass breakups. He had 13 QB pressures over his final four games of the season. Mike McCarthy suggested at his Tuesday presser that because of the timing of the injury, Overshown might not play in 2025.

Overshown was rolled up on and remained down on the field. He needed significant help to get off the field but did walk off. That’s where the good news ends as Overshown was almost immediately ruled out for the remainder of the game with a knee injury. It’s a tough blow for an up-and-coming second-year player that missed his entire rookie season with a torn ACL.

Overshown exited Week 10’s game with a non-contact injury but was able to walk off the field under his own power. With the injury not appearing significant, Overshown is expected to undergo treatment, and seems unlikely to miss any significant time. Overshown has totaled 67 tackles, seven TFLs, and four sacks in nine games this season.