COLE BEASLEY

Position: Wide receiver

Size: 5-8, 180

Age when season starts: 27

College: SMU

Drafted: Undrafted in 2012

Experience: 4 seasons

Contract status: Signed a four-year, $13.606 million deal in 2015 that runs through 2018.

Last season

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Cole Beasley (11) runs up the field after the catch in a game against the Buffalo Bills during the second quarter of play at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York on Sunday, December 27, 2015.(Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) (Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)

For the third consecutive season Cole Beasley increased his receiving yards and touchdown catches.

Beasley tied Terrance Williams for the most receptions among Cowboys receivers in 2015 with 52 for 536 yards. Beasley also led all Cowboys players last year with five touchdowns.

Beasley struggled to get open at times without No. 1 receiver Dez Bryant on the field. After the Cowboys' Week 6 bye, he was held without a catch or limited to only one reception in five of the next seven games.

This season's outlook

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr (39) pulls an arm of wide receiver Cole Beasley, who tries to hold onto the ball during a minicamp at Valley Ranch on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Irving, Texas. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News) (Jae S. Lee / Staff Photographer)

Beasley has come a long way since he left Cowboys training camp in 2012 contemplating his future in football.

Beasley has become a solid inside receiver whom Tony Romo has great confidence in on third down. He continues to make the most of his chances.

Beasley's numbers should again increase in 2016 with a healthy Romo and Bryant back to lead the offense.