The Dallas Cowboys are still ramping up before the pads come on, but there was plenty to glean from Wednesday's opening practice. Christian Parker's starting defense offered the first real glimpse at just how dramatically the personnel has changed since this time last year. The Dallas Cowboys' first-team defense is night and day compared to 2025Here's how Parker's unit lined up for the first team drill, via Jon Machota of The Athletic. Having said that, you have to acknowledge how unrecognizable the personnel is compared to last season. Dallas casually replaced them with Caleb Downs, who started in the nickel on Wednesday, and Cobie Durant, who started opposite DaRon Bland on the outside.