Quinnen Williams made fairly the primary impression with the Dallas Cowboys.
In his first recreation since being traded by the Jets, the star defensive sort out delivered his greatest efficiency of the season in Dallas’ 33-16 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night time.
Williams dominated with 1.5 sacks and a career-high 5 quarterback hits.
That’s after Williams managed just one sack and three QB hits over eight video games with the Jets.
“I want to keep stacking these performances, and I want to keep getting better week in and week out,” Williams stated afterward, in accordance with the Cowboys’ web site. “And it’s just the main goal, man, to keep getting better, keep stacking up the good things, fix the bad things, and win football games.”
The Jets despatched Williams, a three-time Professional Bowler and 2022 All-Professional, to the Cowboys earlier than this month’s commerce deadline for a 2027 first-round choose, a 2026 second-round choose and defensive sort out Mazi Smith.
That was a part of a defensive retooling by Dallas, which additionally added veteran linebacker Logan Wilson in a deadline-day commerce with the Cincinnati Bengals.
On the time, the Dallas protection was permitting 30.8 factors and 397.4 yards per recreation, each of which ranked thirty first within the NFL.
The 16 factors allowed by the Cowboys (4-5-1) on Monday marked a season low, although their schedule will get a lot more durable than the lowly Raiders (2-8) with upcoming video games towards the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Detroit Lions.
“I don’t think one guy could change anything,” Williams stated. “I think the team itself, the guys around you, all eleven on the field, the coaching staff, in general, makes the difference. One man don’t [change] nothing. This is not golf. It’s not tennis.”
Williams, 27, had 4 tackles, seven complete pressures and a move rush win charge of 21.4% on Monday, in accordance with PFF.
“The guys took to him,” stated Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer. “Not surprised. Both those guys, both he and Logan. Q’s really good. He’s really a good football player. We should keep him.”
In the meantime, the Jets (2-8) are in the midst of a full-blown rebuild, having additionally traded All-Professional cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts earlier than the deadline for a haul that included two first-round picks.
The Jets, who’re benching quarterback Justin Fields for veteran Tyrod Taylor, now maintain 5 first-round picks within the subsequent two drafts, giving them ample ammunition to pick out or transfer up for a QB.
Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, Oregon’s Dante Moore and Alabama’s Ty Simpson are among the many buzziest draft-eligible faculty quarterbacks.
