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How the Cowboys new draft picks fit the roster

It was a long wait on day two of the NFL draft for the Dallas Cowboys to get in on the action, but waiting until pick 92 produced a similar result to waiting until the 11th and 23rd picks in the first round – more help for the defense. As another run on defense was […]

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Cowboys day two recap and needs heading into day three

We’ll take a quick look back at what the Cowboys did on Day 2, and that will help lead us into the final day of the 2026 draft. Recap of the second round: Winter(s) comes early The Dallas Cowboys were active on the second night of the NFL draft, despite having to wait 68 picks […]

2026 NFL Draft grades: Cowboys find “mid-round gem” on Day 2

Over the years, fans and draft pundits have created ever more complex schemes, strategies and outright fantasies about what they think NFL teams should do in the NFL Draft. Draft preparation is no longer about trying to predict what teams will do, today it is much more about telling teams what they should to do […]

Potential Day 3 draft targets for the Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys head into Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft with a total of four draft picks at their disposal to hopefully further upgrade their roster. On Days 1 and 2 the Cowboys added S Caleb Downs, Edge Malachi Lawrence, and LB/Edge Jaishawn Barham. They also acquired LB Dee Winters via trade from […]

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Cowboys news: Dallas gets more defensive help in Round 3

Jaishawn Barham to Cowboys as 2026 third-round pick – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com Dallas adds more to the defensive side of the ball by selecting linebacker/edge rusher Jaishawn Barham. FRISCO, Texas — It’s all smiles for the Dallas Cowboys following Day 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft. With only a 12 percent chance of it happening, former […]

Dallas Cowboys remaining draft selections after second and third rounds

The first two days of the 2026 NFL Draft are officially in the book. So far the Dallas Cowboys have been busy. They made two trades in the first round, moving up and then down, and ultimately came away with Caleb Downs and Malachi Lawrence. Early in the second round they dealt a fifth-round pick […]

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How Jaishawn Barham impacts the Cowboys defense

After a long wait on Friday night, the Cowboys finally got to make another pick and took versatile EDGE/LB Jaishawn Barham out of Michigan. How does he potentially fit into Dallas’ defense? While listed as an EDGE throughout most of the draft process, Barham played mostly off-ball linebacker in 2025 for the Wolverines. At only […]

Cowboys NFL Draft 2026: Dallas selects Jaishawn Barham, EDGE, Michigan at pick 92

With the 92nd pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys selected Jaishawn Barham and edge player from Michigan. The Cowboys are doubling down on pass rush/linebacker. NFL.com Barham logged most of his snaps at off-ball linebacker, but his 2025 tape showed explosiveness that will attract teams seeking a developmental rush ‘backer in an odd front. He’s raw […]

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Dallas Cowboys will host Baltimore Ravens in Brazil in Week 3

Mark it down in ink. While these details had previously been reported, they had yet to be confirmed by the NFL. That changed during the second round of the draft. The Dallas Cowboys will host the Baltimore Ravens in Brazil in Week 3. It is interesting to say the least that the NFL is having […]

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What Dee Winters brings to the Cowboys linebacker group

The Dallas Cowboys don’t have a draft pick in the second round of the draft, but that didn’t stop them from ‘picking’ someone, as they acquired linebacker Dee Winters from the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a fifth-round pick, 152nd overall. While fans were eagerly watching the draft board for a potential rookie linebacker to slide, the […]

BREAKING: Cowboys trade for 49ers LB Dee Winters

Only 10 picks into the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft the Dallas Cowboys made a move. The Dallas Cowboys made a trade with the San Francisco 49ers for veteran linebacker Dee Winters. Winters was a sixth-round pick for the 49ers back in the 2023 NFL Draft, but he is a local name for […]

NFL Draft 2026 Day 2 live thread: Cowboys news, trades, needs

We move on to the second day of the draft. The Cowboys aren’t slated to draft until the third round, but we’ll see if they try to move around again. Let the fun begin! This is an open thread for draft chat. In the comments below, let us know who you think will be the […]

Trolling The Nation: How NFC East fans reacted to Day 1 of the draft

Most Cowboys fans were probably too busy cheering the Cowboys’ draft selections to pay much attention to what other NFL fans thought of the Cowboys’ picks. So today we remedy that. Here’s your chance to re-live the first day of the draft through the comments of other NFC East fans as they react to their […]

Reviewing what the rest of the NFC East did in Round 1

It was a phenomenal start to the draft for the Cowboys, paying a small price to move up one spot and take Caleb Downs before later trading back and taking Malachi Lawrence. But they’re certainly not the only ones celebrating, and the Cowboys’ three divisional rivals all believe they got better Thursday night too. New […]

Cowboys nail Day 1 of draft with bold trade double play

The Dallas Cowboys walked into the first day of the 2026 NFL Draft with a war chest of draft capital and absolutely zero interest in being complacent. Thanks to the draft resources they landed in the Micah Parsons trade, they had plenty of options, and this front office had no intention of just letting the […]

How Cowboys fans graded the round one draft picks

In the run up to the draft, everybody seemed to be betting on the Dallas Cowboys to trade up in the first round. It turns out they did, but not by as much as everybody thought. They also traded down. The Cowboys made two big moves, and they are getting praised for both. We already […]

Best remaining players on Day 2 of the NFL Draft

The Dallas Cowboys are still celebrating their spectacular first night of the 2026 NFL Draft, in which they landed both Caleb Downs and Malachi Lawrence. They also don’t have a second-round pick as of this moment, though some clever trading on Thursday has given them ammunition to do so if they want. And they may […]

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Cowboys draft grade for Caleb Downs and Malachi Lawrence

It was quite the night for the Cowboys. After spending much of the day at the top of the news cycle over rumors that George Pickens was going to be traded, followed shortly by the wide receiver officially signing his franchise tag, Dallas got busy in the first round. They made two trades, moving up […]

Remaining roster needs for Cowboys heading into Day 2 of draft

By all accounts, the Cowboys had one of the best first nights of the 2026 NFL Draft. Getting Caleb Downs was already a good start, but doing it without mortgaging the future was huge. Adding two fourth-round picks and also snagging Malachi Lawrence only cemented a great night for Dallas. However, as Kobe Bryant once […]

Caleb Downs provides the Cowboys a solution to every problem

The Dallas Cowboys decided they had seen enough of watching highlight reels of other teams steamrolling their defense. In a move that signaled they were legitimately serious about the secondary, they traded up one spot in the first round to snag Ohio State’s Caleb Downs with the 11th overall pick. It was the kind of assertiveness that […]