There’s always going to be a bunch of movement in the power rankings early in the regular season. Expectations that carry over from the previous campaign, free agency and the draft and summer performances don’t always come to fruition. There are slow starters as well as overall disappointments and this early in the season it’s way too difficult to tell which is which.

With the 2019 Dallas Cowboys, most of that concern lies on the defensive side of the ball. What was expected to be an elite unit entering the season has been anything but that through two games. The offense has filled the vacuum in our Week 2 player power rankings, now occupying all but two of the top 10 slots.

The biggest dropoffs have come come at the linebacker spot, where the coverage has been subpar to say the least. The secondary isn’t faring that much better while the defensive line has had trouble creating pressure on opposing offenses. Again, these things can quite possibly be temporary blips, but they are going to be reflected in these rankings until things can stabilize with more data.

This week, three new players jump into the top 30, with two of them being based on expectations; and they are following the example of the highest climber, who seized his opportunity when given the chance.

A familiar face has re-entered the top 5 and the top spot? Who else.

30) Darian Thompson : Week 2 Rank: NR – Thompson will actually get the start with Xavier Woods on the sideline, big shot for the veteran to show why he beat out George Iloka. © Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

29) Donovan Wilson : Week 2 Rank: 35 – Will likely get his first live action Sunday with Woods out, here we go. © (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

28) Sean Lee : Week 2 Rank: 28 – 40 snaps through two games, barely scratching the box score. © (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

27) Jeff Heath : Week 2 Rank: 30 – Played well Sunday despite missing easy Pick Six opportunity because he didn't even look for the ball. © Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

26) Connor Williams : Week 2 Rank: 21 – 5 pressures allowed through 2 games, team only has 2 others. 2 penalties. He's the weakest link. © (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

25) Tavon Austin : Week 2 Rank: 24 – Remains in concussion protocol after missing Week 2, not looking good for Week 3. © (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

24) Tony Pollard : Week 2 Rank: 23 – Got some work between the tackles to good results in Week 2. © Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

23) Jason Witten : Week 2 Rank: 25 – 2 TDs is outstanding, big red-zone trust. 5.3 yards a catch, though? Ew. © (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

22) Blake Jarwin : Week 2 Rank: 20 – Averages almost 3 times the yards per catch as Witten, getting half the target share. OK. © (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)

21) Devin Smith : Week 2 Rank: 32 – Set to fill shoes of Michael Gallup, Smith exploded with deep-bomb TD in Week 2. He's back. © Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

20) Tyrone Crawford : Week 2 Rank: 22 – Got the 3rd-down sack of Keenum, but didn't look good otherwise and now dealing with issues in both hips. © (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

19) Antwaun Woods : Week 2 Rank: 14 – Knee injury is bad news on top of his slow start. Will miss a few games. © (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

18) Jaylon Smith : Week 2 Rank: 12 – Tackling was much improved from Week 1, but his coverage has been bad and he's not being used as a pass rusher. © Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

17) Randall Cobb : Week 2 Rank: 15 – 3 broken tackles already, but has to be dinged for letting Prescott's lone INT bounce off his hands. © Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

16) Jourdan Lewis : Week 2 Rank: 19 - He's the best corner so far but limited to 47 snaps and the guy ahead of him (Brown) just fell out our rankings. Why, Kris Richard? © (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

15) Maliek Collins : Week 2 Rank: 17 - 5 pressures in 2 games but team really needs him to lay hands on QBs. © Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

14) Chidobe Awuzie : Week 2 Rank: 16 - Case Keenum was scared to test him, not a single target his way in Week 2. © Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

13) Xavier Woods : Week 2 Rank: 11 - Missed opportunity for Pick-Six, has had 3 missed tackles as well and is now out for at minimum 1 week with ankle sprain. © Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

12) Leighton Vander Esch : Week 2 Rank: 5 - Relatively slow start to season. Given up 10 completions on just 12 targets, including a TD. Run D just ok thus far. © (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

11) Byron Jones : Week 2 Rank: 10 - Ramped up activity, had a few issues with budding star Terry McLaurin in Week 2's win. © Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

10) Robert Quinn : Week 2 Rank: 18 - He's been patiently waiting for a track to explode on... and the DJ just broke out his best instrumental mix. Let's go. © (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

9) La'el Collins : Week 2 Rank: 13 - We get it now. Coaching staff was seeing THIS in training camp and told the front office not to let him get away. This is what the hype was about, zero pressures allowed, best run blocker so far according to PFF. © (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

8) Michael Gallup : Week 2 Rank: 9 - Sucks he'll miss up to a month, because he's 1B to Cooper's 1A. 86.4% catch rate, leads team in receptions (13) and yards (226). © Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

7) Amari Cooper : Week 2 Rank: 8 - 2 drops and 2 penalties, but also 2 TDs on crazy 71.4% catch rate. As advertised. © (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

6) Travis Frederick : Week 2 Rank: 6 - Frederick is once again Pro Football Focus' top-rated center. As it should be. © (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

5) Tyron Smith : Week 2 Rank: 4 - Pass protection has been remarkable, still coming around in run blocking. © Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

4) Ezekiel Elliott : Week 2 Rank: 7 - Elliott's early-season efficiency is light years ahead of previous campaigns as a slow starter. Now Dallas says they're ready to take training wheels off him. Rut roh, defenses. © (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

3) DeMarcus Lawrence : Week 2 Rank: 2 - Still rounding into shape after missing offseason. 8 pressures, but hasn't had a solo sack yet. They'll come though, now that Quinn is back. © Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

2) Zack Martin : Week 2 Rank: 3 - Reaffirming himself at the perch of NFL's best offensive lineman, just needs run blocking to come around. © Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports