DaRon Bland
Dallas CowboysOVERPAIDModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 12 games
Draft & College
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Comps
STM Take
2023 1st-team All-Pro plus NFL single-season pick-6 record (5) puts Bland in the rare All-Pro CB class. The 41-spot regression from tier 6 (#42) in 2023 to tier 8 (#83) in 2025 confirms the All-Pro production was situational. The Fresno State Mountain West 5th-round origin plus the elite 2023 award establish unusual career résumé. The 2026 question is whether Bland returns to tier 5-6 territory or whether the structural mid-career instability closes the elite chapter.
Bland came out of Fresno State as the Dallas Cowboys' 5th-round pick (167th overall) in 2022. He earned 2023 1st-team All-Pro recognition plus 2023 Pro Bowl after setting the NFL single-season record with 5 pick-6 interceptions. His STTM career runs tier 6 (#42) in 2023 All-Pro, tier 8 (#64) in 2024, and tier 8 (#83) in 2025.
Strengths
- 2023 1st-team All-Pro plus NFL single-season pick-6 record (5) plus the Fresno State Mountain West 5th-round origin puts him in the rarest outlier-positive class at the CB position.
- Four years of Cowboys system experience plus the elite 2023 award establishes structural elite ceiling at peak.
Concerns
- Career STTM range mostly tier 6-8 outside the 2023 All-Pro year flags the elite recognition as situational.
- Dallas's broader defensive identity transition (Micah Parsons trade context) compresses the structural support around Bland.
What to watch: Whether Bland returns to tier 5 (top 40) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the 2023 ceiling can be recaptured.