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What anonymous scouts had to say about seven Cowboys rookies 

For more than two decades, Bob McGinn has been polling personnel people before the draft about draft prospects, first for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and most recently for golongtd.com. McGinn uses the results of those polls to rank draft prospects at their respective positions and spices up the rankings with comments from anonymous scouts. The […]

Notable moves the Dallas Cowboys have made across 2026 offseason

The Dallas Cowboys have been extremely busy since the 2025 season ended. Thankfully that campaign feels like forever ago now, although a lot is going to have to happen for us to fully forget how miserable the defense was. Christian Parker is here now as the defensive coordinator and seems to have enough support to […]

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Cowboys post-draft 53-man roster prediction

The big event of the offseason, the 2026 NFL Draft, has come and gone. The Dallas Cowboys, along with the rest of the league, are hopeful the players they added via the draft and those that went undrafted will be able to come in and upgrade their rosters. As far as the Cowboys are concerned, […]

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Cowboys news: Dallas finds veteran help at WR after the draft

Report: Cowboys to sign 2x-Super Bowl WR, former Aaron Rodgers target – Todd Brock, The Cowboys Wire Marquez Valdes-Scantling spent last season with the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Dallas is signing veteran receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to a one-year-deal, per a report from NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero. Valdes-Scantling, 31, is entering his ninth […]

Cowboys fans place their final grade on the 2026 draft class

The Dallas Cowboys draft class for 2026 is in the books. Let’s do a brief recap of what they got before getting to the grade. Caleb Downs is the jewel of the draft class. He will become the quarterback of the defense and will slide between multiple roles in Christian Parker’s defense. Edge Malachi Lawrence […]

Cowboys sign veteran wide receiver help in free agency

The Dallas Cowboys are adding more depth to their wide receiver room. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling is singing a one-year deal with the Cowboys. Valdes-Scantling is a former fifth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft of the Green Bay Packers. He spent four years with them and racked up 123 […]

In a record-breaking draft for tight ends, the Cowboys waited

The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books, and the Dallas Cowboys clearly understood the assignment of completely overhauling a historically bad defense from a year ago as the main objective of this draft. The Cowboys actually made only one pick that originally belonged to them, and it went to a familiar place with Penn […]

Cowboys 2026 post-draft depth chart projection

The Cowboys have 16 new rookies on the roster, and potentially more on the way, from the 2026 NFL Draft and the signing of undrafted free agents. While more players will be added between now and training camp to fill out the 90-man roster, we thought we’d take an early look at a potential depth […]

The changing perception of the Micah Parsons trade

The handling of the Micah Parsons trade by the Dallas Cowboys has taken fans on a wild ride. Public perception was incredibly low at the beginning, but it may be on the rebound as the assets have turned into real players. There is no exact, scientific live poll to measure public opinion at each of these precise […]

Full rundown of all 7 of the Cowboys new draft picks

The Dallas Cowboys were busy over the weekend, making seven picks to bolster their roster for the upcoming season. In a move that predictably shows where their focus was, five of those seven selections were on the defensive side of the ball. They also sent a fifth-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers to acquire […]

NFL mock draft 2027: What the Cowboys did in way-too-early projections

Draft season has now ended and that can mean only one thing – 2027 mock drafts! That’s right, if you thought you were done with mock drafts, think again. We’re already looking to the next draft even though it may be hard to top the one that just went past. Seriously, it feels like the […]

Cowboys news: Evaluating Dallas’ haul following the 2026 NFL Draft

2026 NFL Draft: Grading the Draft Classes from the NFC East – Mark Heaney, Inside The Star The grades are in. Dallas Cowboys Draft Grade: A Headlined by superstar Caleb Downs, the Cowboys started hot and stayed considerably strong through the rest of their defensive-heavy class. Here is how I grade their individual picks. Draft […]

Grading every pick of the Cowboys 2026 NFL Draft

The 2026 NFL Draft has come and gone, and the Cowboys added seven new players. Make it eight if you want to count the trade for 49ers linebacker Dee Winters. In total, five of their picks were on the defensive side of the ball, delivering on a clear imperative to beef up that side of […]

Cowboys flip the script with massive defensive philosophy change

For a long time, the Dallas Cowboys operated under a very specific set of roster-building rules that essentially treated the middle of the defense like a bargain bin at a thrift store. If you played defensive tackle or safety, you were likely either a mid-round project or a veteran looking for a one-year prove-it deal. […]

Roster winners and losers from Cowboys defensive-focused draft

The 2026 Dallas Cowboys draft class is in the books. With seven total picks and only two going to the offense, the Cowboys came away from a draft with less than three picks on offense for the first time since 2017. Drew Shelton as their earliest drafted offensive player at 112, a tackle from Penn […]

Cowboys assembling the Voltron of defensive ends

Let us be honest about one thing right out of the gate. Trying to replace Micah Parsons is no easy task. The team’s former star pass rusher is a generational talent who is a nightmare for opposing coaches because he can beat you in so many ways. Parsons is a guy with explosive get off, insane bend, […]

See the final 2026 NFL Draft grades for the Cowboys

The 2026 draft is in the books. The Cowboys started off strong – their trade-up in the first may have been the highlight of this draft – and continued to add a lot of speed, athleticism, and football IQ to the team over the last three days. The crew at the Dallas Morning News gets […]

Cowboys news: Recapping the Dallas draft and trades

Dallas Cowboys’ 2026 NFL draft picks: Full list, analysis – Todd Archer, ESPN.com Here’s how the Cowboys did during the the draft. Round 1, No. 11 overall: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State My take: Some personnel people considered Downs, 21, the best player in the draft, even though he does not play one of the pivotal positions. […]

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Cowboys defensive makeover is even more extreme than you think

Jerry Jones opened the press conference following Day 2 of the draft by pointing out the changes made to the defense. “We have been able to, as of right now, rebuild this defense. I think the fact that we put a new newness to the system and coaching staff, and new faces that we’ve added, […]

Cowboys 2026 Draft: Day 3 recap

Saturday of the 2026 NFL Draft went about as expected for the Dallas Cowboys. There was a flurry of action early, then a very long wait until their final pick. After defense dominated the first three rounds, the offense finally got some help on Day 3. Let’s recap the final rounds of this year’s draft. […]

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Social media reaction to Day 3 of the draft

It’s the final day of the 2026 NFL Draft, and the Dallas Cowboys have executed the first two days to perfection. As the third and final day of the draft unfolded here’s what social media had to say on all the news and draft picks surrounding the Cowboys. With pick 112 the Dallas Cowboys take […]

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Cowboys draft grades survey: Grading the full 2026 class

We’ve made it all the way through. The 2026 NFL Draft is over for the Dallas Cowboys. As most predicted, it was a defense heavy draft. That started early with the unbelievable luck, and a little skill, that allowed the Cowboys to draft safety Caleb Downs. They proceeded to build on that defensive theme with […]