Editing Dallas Cowboys (section)

==Players of note==
{{Main|List of Dallas Cowboys players}}

===Current roster===
{{Dallas Cowboys roster}}

===Pro Football Hall of Famers===
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/hall-of-fame|title=Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famers|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=November 23, 2019|access-date=January 3, 2020|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103205459/https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/hall-of-fame|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Troy aikman 2011 cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame QB [[Troy Aikman]]]]
[[File:Tony Dorsett.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame RB [[Tony Dorsett]]]]
[[File:Cliff harris cowboys.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame S [[Cliff Harris]]]]
[[File:Bob hayes cowboys.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame WR [[Bob Hayes]]]]
[[File:Michael Irvin.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame WR [[Michael Irvin]]]]
[[File:Bob lilly signed.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame DT [[Bob Lilly]]]]
[[File:Super Bowl 44 Emmitt Smith (4344089199) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame RB [[Emmitt Smith]]]]
[[File:Staubach cowboys qb.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame QB [[Roger Staubach]]]]
[[File:Randy White signs autographs Jan 2014.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame DT [[Randy White (American football)|Randy White]]]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}}"|Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famers
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}}"|Players
|-
! No.
! Name
! Position
! Seasons
! Inducted
|-
| 79 || {{sortname|Forrest|Gregg}} || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || 1971 || 1977<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/forrest-gregg/|title=Forrest Gregg|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 19 || {{sortname|Lance|Alworth}} || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1971–1972 || 1978<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/lance-alworth/|title=Lance Alworth|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 74 || '''{{sortname|Bob|Lilly}}''' || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1961–1974 || 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/bob-lilly/|title=Bob Lilly|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 26 || {{sortname|Herb|Adderley}} || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1970–1972 || 1981<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/herb-adderley/|title=Herb Adderley|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 12 || '''{{sortname|Roger|Staubach}}''' || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1969–1979 || 1985<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/roger-staubach/|title=Roger Staubach|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 89 || {{sortname|Mike|Ditka}} || [[Tight end|TE]] || 1969–1972 || 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/mike-ditka/|title=Mike Ditka|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 33 || '''{{sortname|Tony|Dorsett}}''' || [[Running back|RB]] || 1977–1987 || 1994<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/tony-dorsett/|title=Tony Dorsett|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 81 || {{sortname|Jackie|Smith}} || [[Tight end|TE]] || 1978 || 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jackie-smith/|title=Jackie Smith|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 54 || '''{{sortname|Randy|White|dab=American football}}''' || [[Defensive tackle|DT]], [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1975–1988 || 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/randy-white/|title=Randy White|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 20 || '''{{sortname|Mel|Renfro}}''' || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1964–1977 || 1996<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/mel-renfro/|title=Mel Renfro|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 25 || {{sortname|Tommy|McDonald|dab=American football}} || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1964 || 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/tommy-mcdonald/|title=Tommy McDonald|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 8 || '''{{sortname|Troy|Aikman}}''' || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1989–2000 || 2006<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/troy-aikman/|title=Troy Aikman|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 70 || '''{{sortname|Rayfield|Wright}}''' || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || 1967–1979 || 2006
|-
| 88 || '''{{sortname|Michael|Irvin}}''' || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1988–1999 || 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/michael-irvin/|title=Michael Irvin|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 22 || '''{{sortname|Bob|Hayes}}''' || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1965–1974 || 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/bob-hayes/|title=Bob Hayes|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 22 || '''{{sortname|Emmitt|Smith}}''' || [[Running back|RB]] || 1990–2002 || 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/emmitt-smith/|title=Emmitt Smith|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 21 || '''{{sortname|Deion|Sanders}}''' || [[Cornerback|CB]], [[Kick returner|KR]] || 1995–1999 || 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/deion-sanders/|title=Deion Sanders|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 73 || '''{{sortname|Larry|Allen}}''' || [[Guard (American football)|G]] || 1994–2005 || 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/larry-allen/|title=Larry Allen|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 94 || '''{{sortname|Charles|Haley}}''' || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1992–1996 || 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/charles-haley/|title=Charles Haley|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 81 || {{sortname|Terrell|Owens}} || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 2006–2008 || 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/terrell-owens/|title=Terrell Owens|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 17 || {{sortname|Harold|Carmichael}} || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1984 || 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/harold-carmichael/|title=Harold Carmichael|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 43 || '''{{sortname|Cliff|Harris}}''' || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || 1970–1979 || 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/cliff-harris/|title=Cliff Harris|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 88 || '''{{sortname|Drew|Pearson|dab=American football}}''' || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1973–1983 || 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/drew-pearson/|title=Drew Pearson|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 54 || '''{{sortname|Chuck| Howley}}''' || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1961–1973 || 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/chuck-howley/|title=Chuck Howley|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 55 || {{sortname|Zach|Thomas}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 2008 || 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/zach-thomas/|title=Zach Thomas|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 94 || '''{{sortname|DeMarcus|Ware}}''' || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 2005–2013 || 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/demarcus-ware/|title=DeMarcus Ware|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}}"|Coaches and Contributors
|-
! colspan=2|Name
! Position
! Seasons
! Inducted
|-
| colspan=2|'''{{sortname|Tom |Landry}}''' || Coach || 1960–1988 || 1990
|-
| colspan=2|'''{{sortname|Tex| Schramm}}''' || President/GM || 1960–1988 || 1991
|-
| colspan=2|{{sortname|Bill| Parcells}} || Coach || 2003–2006 || 2013
|-
| colspan=2|'''{{sortname|Jerry |Jones}}''' || Owner/Executive || 1989–present || 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jerry-jones/|title=Jerry Jones|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=2|'''{{sortname|Gil|Brandt}}''' || Executive || 1960–1988 || 2019
|-
| colspan=2|'''{{sortname|Jimmy|Johnson|dab=American football coach}}''' || Coach || 1989–1993 || 2020
|-
|}

===Super Bowl MVPs===
The Cowboys have had seven players win Super Bowl MVP.<ref name="u369">{{cite web | title=Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Winners | website=[[Pro Football Reference]] | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/super-bowl-mvp-award.htm | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="3" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};"|Super Bowl MVP Winners
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|Super Bowl
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|Player
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|Position
|-
| V || Chuck Howley || [[Linebacker|LB]]
|-
| VI || Roger Staubach || [[Quarterback|QB]]
|-
| rowspan=2|XII || [[Randy White (American football)|Randy White]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]]
|-
| [[Harvey Martin]] || [[Defensive end|DE]]
|-
| XXVII || Troy Aikman || QB
|-
| XXVIII || Emmitt Smith || [[Running back|RB]]
|-
| XXX || [[Larry Brown (cornerback)|Larry Brown]] || [[Cornerback|CB]]
|}

===Ring of Honor===
{{Main|Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor}}
Unlike many NFL teams, the Cowboys do not retire jersey numbers of past standouts as a matter of policy. Instead, the team has a [[Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor|"Ring of Honor"]], which is on permanent display encircling the field. Originally at Texas Stadium, the ring is now on display at [[AT&T Stadium]] in Arlington. The first inductee was Bob Lilly in 1975 and by 2005, the ring contained 17 names, all former Dallas players except for one head coach and one general manager/president.

The Ring of Honor has been a source of controversy over the years. Tex Schramm was believed to be a "one-man committee" in choosing inductees and many former Cowboys players and fans felt that Schramm deliberately excluded linebacker [[Lee Roy Jordan]] because of a bitter contract dispute the two had during Jordan's playing days. When Jerry Jones bought the team he inherited Schramm's Ring of Honor "power" and immediately inducted Jordan.

Jones also has sparked controversy regarding his decisions in handling the "Ring of Honor". For four years he was unsuccessful in convincing Tom Landry to accept induction. Meanwhile, he refused to induct Tex Schramm (even after Schramm's induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame). In 1993, thanks in part to the efforts of Roger Staubach as an intermediary, Landry accepted induction and had a ceremony on the day of that year's Cowboys-Giants game (Landry had played and coached for the Giants). In 2003, Jones chose to induct Tex Schramm. Schramm and Jones held a joint press conference at Texas Stadium announcing the induction. Schramm did not live to see his ceremonial induction at the Cowboys-Eagles game that fall.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Troy Aikman, all-time NFL leading rusher Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin, known as "The Triplets", were inducted into the Ring of Honor during halftime at a Monday Night Football home game against the archrival Washington Redskins on September 19, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-09-20 |title='Triplets' honored: Aikman, Emmitt, Irvin in Dallas' Ring |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2166604 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

Defensive end [[Charles Haley]], offensive lineman [[Larry Allen]], and wide receiver [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]] were inducted into the Ring of Honor during halftime of the Cowboys' game vs. the [[2011 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] on November 6, 2011.<ref name="j961">{{cite web | title=Pearson, Haley, Allen going to Cowboys' Ring of Honor | website=NFL.com | date=2011-08-19 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/pearson-haley-allen-going-to-cowboys-ring-of-honor-09000d5d821972a8 | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref>

Safety [[Darren Woodson]] was inducted on November 1, 2015.<ref name="h811">{{cite web | last=Archer | first=Todd | title=Darren Woodson's Ring of Honor dream comes true | website=ESPN.com | date=2015-08-04 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4743838/darren-woodsons-ring-of-honor-dream-comes-true | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> Executive [[Gil Brandt]] was inducted on November 29, 2018.<ref name="v788">{{cite web | title=Gil Brandt Announced Into Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor | website=DallasCowboys.com | date=2018-11-02 | url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/photos/gil-brandt-announced-into-dallas-cowboys-ring-of-honor | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref>

The most recent inductees were [[DeMarcus Ware]], who was inducted on October 29, 2023, and [[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]], who was inducted on December 30, 2023.<ref name="x244">{{cite web | last=Boykins | first=William A. | title=DeMarcus Ware inducted into the Ring of Honor | website=Dallas Cowboys | date=2023-10-29 | url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/demarcus-ware-inducted-into-the-ring-of-honor#:~:text=Ware%20becomes%20the%20ninth%20defensive,Ware%2C%20the%20No. | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref><ref name="u575">{{cite web | last=Eatman | first=Nick | title=Jimmy Johnson opens up about Ring of Honor induction | website=Dallas Cowboys | date=2023-12-31 | url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/jimmy-johnson-opens-up-about-ring-of-honor-induction | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref>

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| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
|[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] finalist<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/YearlyFinalists.jsp| title = Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists by Year}}</ref>
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| style="background:#ff9; width:3em;"|
|Inducted or Enshrined in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
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|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
| style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}}"|'''No.''' || style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}}"|'''Name''' || style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}}"|'''Position ''' || style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}}"|'''Years With Club''' || style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}}"|'''Inducted'''
|- 
| 74 ||style="background:#ff9"|[[Bob Lilly]] || DT || 1961&ndash;1974 || November 23, 1975 
|- 
| 17 || [[Don Meredith]] || QB || 1960&ndash;1968 || November 7, 1976 
|- 
| 43 || [[Don Perkins]] || FB || 1961&ndash;1968 || November 7, 1976 
|- 
| 54 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Chuck Howley]] || LB || 1961&ndash;1973 || October 30, 1977 
|- 
| 20 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Mel Renfro]] || CB || 1964&ndash;1977 || October 25, 1981 
|- 
| 12 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Roger Staubach]] || QB || 1969&ndash;1979 || October 9, 1983 
|- 
| 55 || style="background:#cfecec"|[[Lee Roy Jordan]] || LB, C || 1963&ndash;1976 || October 29, 1989
|- 
| — || style="background:#ff9"|[[Tom Landry]] || Head Coach || 1960&ndash;1988 || November 7, 1993 
|- 
| 33 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Tony Dorsett]] || RB || 1977&ndash;1987 || October 9, 1994 
|-
| 54 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Randy White (American football)|Randy White]] || DT, LB, DE || 1975&ndash;1988 || October 9, 1994 
|- 
| 22 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Bob Hayes]] || WR || 1965&ndash;1974 || September 23, 2001 
|- 
| — || style="background:#ff9"|[[Tex Schramm]] || General Manager || 1960&ndash;1989 || October 12, 2003
|- 
| 43 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Cliff Harris]] || S || 1970&ndash;1979 || October 10, 2004 
|- 
| 70 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Rayfield Wright]] || OT || 1967&ndash;1979 || October 10, 2004 
|- 
| 8 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Troy Aikman]] || QB || 1989&ndash;2000 || September 19, 2005 
|- 
| 88 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Michael Irvin]] || WR || 1988&ndash;1999 || September 19, 2005 
|-
| 22 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Emmitt Smith]] || RB || 1990&ndash;2002 || September 19, 2005
|-
| 88 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]] || WR || 1973&ndash;1983 || November 6, 2011
|-
| 94 || style="background:#ff9" | [[Charles Haley]] || DE || 1992&ndash;1996 || November 6, 2011
|-
| 73 || style="background:#ff9"|[[Larry Allen]] || OG, OT || 1994&ndash;2005 || November 6, 2011
|-
| 28 || style="background:#cfecec"|[[Darren Woodson]] || S || 1992&ndash;2004 || November 1, 2015
|-
| — || style="background:#ff9"|[[Gil Brandt]] || VP Player Personnel || 1960&ndash;1988 || November 29, 2018
|-
| 94 || style="background:#ff9"|[[DeMarcus Ware]] || LB || 2005&ndash;2013 || October 29, 2023
|-
| — || style="background:#ff9"|[[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]] || Head Coach || 1989&ndash;1993 || December 30, 2023
|-
|}

===Retired numbers===
The Dallas Cowboys do not officially retire jersey numbers; however, some are kept "unofficially inactive".<ref>{{cite news |last=Zagaris |first=Michael |date=June 4, 2019 |title=NFL Teams Should Uniformly Stop Retiring Jersey Numbers |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/06/04/teams-should-stop-retiring-jersey-numbers-bad-takes-week |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108002128/https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/06/04/teams-should-stop-retiring-jersey-numbers-bad-takes-week |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |access-date=November 9, 2020 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref><ref name="p981">{{cite web | last=Engel | first=Mac | title=How is CeeDee is another No. 88? The Dallas Cowboys' complicated history with numbers | website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram | date=2020-04-30 | url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article242404226.html | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref> As of 2022, six numbers have been kept out of circulation: [[Troy Aikman]]'s No. 8, [[Roger Staubach]]'s No. 12, [[Bob Hayes]]' and [[Emmitt Smith]]'s No. 22,<ref name="d724">{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Jean-Jacques | title=Only one Cowboys rookie has ever been brazen enough to request Emmitt Smith's No. 22 | website=ESPN.com | date=2016-05-07 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4751007/only-one-player-has-ever-been-brazen-enough-to-request-emmitt-smiths-no-22 | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref> [[Bob Lilly]]'s No. 74, and [[Jason Witten]]'s No. 82.<ref name="complic">[https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article242404226.html The Dallas Cowboys’ complicated history with numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718200540/https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article242404226.html|date=July 18, 2020}} by Mac Engel on Star Telegram, April 30, 2020</ref> The Cowboys are one of three NFL teams that do not officially retire numbers, with the other two being the [[Atlanta Falcons]] and [[Las Vegas Raiders]].

===Career leaders===
*'''Passing yards''': 34,183 [[Tony Romo]] (2004–2016)<ref name="dalpass">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Career Passing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/career-passing.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Pass completions''': 2,898 [[Troy Aikman]] (1989–2000)<ref name="dalpass" />
*'''Passing touchdowns''': 248 [[Tony Romo]] (2004–2016)<ref name="dalpass" />
*'''Rushing yards''': 17,162 [[Emmitt Smith]] (1990–2002)<ref name="dalrush">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Career Rushing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/career-rushing.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Rushing touchdowns''': 153 [[Emmitt Smith]] (1990–2002)<ref name="dalrush" />
*'''Receptions''': 1,215 [[Jason Witten]] (2003–2017, 2019)<ref name="dalrec">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Career Receiving Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/career-receiving.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Receiving yards''': 12,977 [[Jason Witten]] (2003–2017, 2019)<ref name="dalrec" />
*'''Receiving touchdowns''': 73 [[Dez Bryant]] (2010–2017)<ref name="dalrec" />
*'''Points scored''': 986 [[Emmitt Smith]] (1990–2002)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Career Scoring Summary Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/career-scoring.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Field goals made''': 186 [[Dan Bailey (American football)|Dan Bailey]] (2011–2017)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Career Kicking Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/career-kicking.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Total punt yardage''': 24,542 [[Mike Saxon]] (1985–1992)<ref name="dalpunt">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Career Punting Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/career-punting.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Punting average''': 45.3 [[Mat McBriar]] (2003–2011)<ref name="dalpunt" />
*'''Kickoff return yards''': 3,416 [[Kevin Williams (wide receiver, born 1971)|Kevin Williams]] (1993–1996)<ref name="dalkickreturn">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Career Kick & Punt Returns Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/career-returns.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Punt Return yards''': 1,803 [[Kelvin Martin (American football)|Kelvin Martin]] (1987–1992, 1996)<ref name="dalkickreturn" />
*'''Pass interceptions''': 52 [[Mel Renfro]] (1964–1977)<ref name="daldef" />
*'''Sacks''': 117.0 [[DeMarcus Ware]] (2005–2013)<ref name="daldef">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Career Defense Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/career-defense.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Forced fumbles''': 32 [[DeMarcus Ware]] (2005–2013)<ref name="daldef" />

===Single-season leaders===
*'''Passing yards''': 4,903 [[Tony Romo]] (2012)<ref name="dalsslpass">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Single-Season Passing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/single-season-passing.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Passing touchdowns''': 37 [[Dak Prescott]] (2021)<ref name="dalsslpass" />
*'''Rushing yards''': 1,845 [[DeMarco Murray]] (2014)<ref name="dalsslr">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Single-Season Rushing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/single-season-rushing.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Rushing touchdowns''': 25 [[Emmitt Smith]] (1995)<ref name="dalsslr" />
*'''Receptions''': 111 [[Michael Irvin]] (1995)<ref name="dalsslrec">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Single-Season Receiving Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/single-season-receiving.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Receiving yards''': 1,603 [[Michael Irvin]] (1995)<ref name="dalsslrec" />
*'''Receiving touchdowns''': 16 [[Dez Bryant]] (2014)<ref name="dalsslrec" />
*'''Points''': 150 [[Emmitt Smith]] (1995)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Single-Season Scoring Summary Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/single-season-scoring.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Field goals made''': 34 [[Richie Cunningham (American football)|Richie Cunningham]] (1997)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Single-Season Kicking Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/single-season-kicking.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Total punt yardage''': 3,665 [[Toby Gowin]] (2003)<ref name="dalsslpunt">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Single-Season Punting Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/single-season-punting.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Punting average''': 49.0 [[Mat McBriar]] (2008)<ref name="dalsslpunt" />
*'''Kickoff return yards''': 1,399 [[Tyson Thompson]] (2005)<ref name="dalsslretr">{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Single-Season Kick & Punt Returns Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/single-season-returns.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Punt return yards''': 548 [[James Jones (running back, born 1958)|James Jones, Jr.]] (1980)<ref name="dalsslretr" />
*'''Pass interceptions''': 11 [[Everson Walls]] (1981) & [[Trevon Diggs]] (2021)<ref name="j933">{{cite magazine | last=Neumann | first=Thomas | title=Cowboys DB Trevon Diggs Aims to Break Team Record for Interceptions | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=2022-07-28 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/07/28/trevon-diggs-dallas-cowboys-goal-interceptions-record | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref>
*'''Sacks''': 20.0 [[DeMarcus Ware]] (2008)<ref name="n958">{{cite web | title=Cowboys release franchise sacks leader Ware | website=USA TODAY | date=2014-03-11 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/03/11/cowboys-release-franchise-sacks-leader-ware/6299487/ | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref>

===All-time first-round draft picks===
{{Main|List of Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks}}
The Cowboys have had the number one overall pick in the NFL Draft on three occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys All-Time Draft History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/draft.htm |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>