The Cowboys acquired a versatile chess piece during the final day of the 2018 draft, only he wasn’t a player coming directly from college. When Dallas traded a sixth-round pick to the Los Angeles Rams to acquire former first-round pick Tavon Austin, hope sprung eternal he may finally have found an offense to utilize him. Since his acquisition, though, there’s been so much consternation about what the team intends to do with him; it appeared they may not have a plan.

First, the front office started calling him a web back, a term unbeknownst to most around the league. Then, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan spoke about him being best as a receiver, on the outside, no less. Then the projected touches came into play when VP Stephen Jones claimed they were going to get it to him two dozen times a game, close to Ezekiel Elliott numbers.

OTAs would be the first chance to see what was really in store, as we wrote on Monday. Now, finally, some clarity. The Cowboys have listed Austin as part of the running back group.

The curtain is hardly pulled back on this grand, and for now, one-year experiment. This is important as it puts Austin primarily under the tutelage of runnings back coach Gary Brown, instead of new wideouts coach Sanjay Lal. He’ll, of course, get practice reps running routes, but if his primary routine is that of a running back, it speaks some to how Dallas will use him moving forward.