Fant Questionable, Hennessy Already Out: The Cowboys' Offensive Line Is Thinner Than It Looks

Princeton Fant is listed as questionable after Monday's camp session in Oxnard, adding another name to an offensive line that was already short-handed before the first padded practice. Matt Hennessy remains on injured reserve, and with Fant — the third tight end on the depth chart — now banged up, the Cowboys are navigating preseason with meaningful gaps in their blocking personnel.

The Fant situation is a smaller piece of a larger problem. Hennessy's absence was already a continuity concern I flagged when camp opened, and the front office's decision to start Tyler Guyton — reported Wednesday — suggests the coaching staff is actively reshuffling to compensate. That's a lot of moving parts on a line that needs to function cleanly if Dak Prescott is going to stay upright while his contract situation drags on.

Jake Ferguson is the other name worth watching here. The tight end was one of Prescott's most reliable outlets last season, and his long-term status remains part of the broader extension conversation the team is managing. Ferguson's value as both a receiver and a blocker makes his situation relevant to the line's health, not just the passing game. Losing Fant's blocking presence, even temporarily, puts more weight on Ferguson in a role he's already carrying.

None of this is catastrophic yet. Fant is questionable, not out, and preseason is exactly when you find out who can fill in. But the Cowboys came to Oxnard with a defense that's thin and a contract situation that's unresolved — they didn't need the offensive line to get complicated too.