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Cowboys news: How Cowboys’ last five first-round picks have fared
From CeeDee Lamb to Tyler Guyton: How Cowboys’ last five first-round picks have fared – Chris Amaya, Dallas Morning News
A look into the last five first-round draft picks for the Cowboys and how they are faring so far in the NFL.
2021 first-round draftee: Penn State LB Micah Parsons
Where he was drafted: 12th overall in the 2021 NFL draft (Dallas traded down from No. 10)
Stats since landing in Dallas: 256 total tackles, 112 quarterback hits, 63 tackles for loss, 52.5 sacks, nine forced fumbles and nine pass deflections.
Summary: Like Lamb, Parsons made an immediate impact upon joining the Cowboys. Although he was initially viewed as an off-ball linebacker, Parsons has made his presence felt as a pass rusher in the NFL. He has posted double-digit sacks in each of four seasons as a Cowboy, earning four Pro Bowl selections and three All-Pro honors. Parsons is also perennially in the discussion for Defensive Player of the Year.
The do-it-all weapon is currently seeking his second contract from the Cowboys. A new deal would likely make him one of the league’s highest-paid non-quarterbacks.
2022 first-round draftee: Tulsa OL Tyler Smith
Where he was drafted: 24th overall in the 2022 NFL draft
Stats since landing in Dallas: Has started 47 games over the last three seasons, playing 3,140 snaps. Has lined up at offensive guard and offensive tackle.
Summary: While their selection of Smith was initially met with some shock, the Cowboys have benefited from taking the North Crowley product. Smith has proven to be a versatile piece in Dallas, lining up at both left guard and left tackle. In his rookie year, Smith was immediately tasked with protecting Dak Prescott’s blindside after Tyron Smith went down with an injury. He excelled in that spot.
Smith has earned two Pro Bowl selections and an All-Pro honor throughout his time in Dallas. He’ll likely be a key piece of the team’s offensive line for years to come.
Possible Pick: R.J. Mickens presents an intriguing late round option – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com
If the Cowboys are looking to add more depth to the safety room, they could have a good option in R.J. Mickens in the later rounds of the draft.
Where He’s Projected:
Despite finishing his Clemson career with a productive fifth season, Mickens is looked at as a Day 3 pick, with some projections even seeing him go as late as the seventh round, presenting a chance for a late-round value addition.
How He Helps the Cowboys:
If the aforementioned projection stays true, Mickens gives Dallas an option to add to their safety room that brings back all five bodies that played for them in 2024. Malik Hooker and Donovan Wilson started alongside each other in all 17 games, but could the room use some more youth and depth?
Mickens give you a lot of reasons to say yes, as a high-IQ player who can be the quarterback of a defense with great instincts that allow him to play fast and confident and a willingness to get physical as a tackler. That sounds like the exact kind of player that the Cowboys defense is looking for under Matt Eberflus.
Concerns certainly lie in his top end speed, which is something to consider with coverage ability, but overall there’s a good body of work on tape for Mickens, and the football DNA that runs through the Mickens family reveals itself with R.J.
Cowboys’ DeMarvion Overshown isn’t ‘throwing away’ a Week 1 return – Koby Skillern, Sports Illustrated
DeMarvion Overshown has high hopes for returning to the field in 2025.
As Overshown works his way back from his gruesome injuries, he remains candid and optimistic about when he will return to the field.
“Nowadays, being young in my career, it’s something that you don’t want to rush. I’ll probably start off on the PUP list, but I’m not throwing away starting off in Week 1. I’m never throwing that out the door. I’m working for it,” said Overshown.
Although Overshown isn’t ruling out a return in Week 1, Cowboys writer Clarence Hill believes November is a more realistic return date.
After watching Overshown showcase his immense talent, athleticism, and work ethic during his time in the NFL, Cowboys Nation would much rather see Overshown return to full health rather than risk re-injury.
Next Man Up: Sam Williams is starved, ready to feast for Cowboys in return from ACL injury – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com
The Cowboys have some holes to fill on their defensive line after the departure of DeMarcus Lawrence. Sam Williams is eager to get his shot at the opportunity.
The Present: What might’ve been, and was predicted to be, a potential breakout season — with both Dante Fowler and Dorance Armstrong departing for the Commanders in free agency — for Williams in 2024 immediately became disastrous when he went down on a routine non-contact drill at the beginning of training camp. It was discovered he’d torn his ACL and would be done for the season, completely deleting Year 3 from his NFL calendar in the process. Well, Fowler has returned to the Cowboys, but Lawrence has taken his talent to the Seahawks.
The Future: As Williams works his way back onto the field, it’s also Marshawn Kneeland, the 2024 second-round pick, that he’ll have to contend with going forward; but Williams’ could not be more driven to make 2025 his best season as a pro. It’s not simply his social media post that read “my turn” following the departure of Lawrence, but also the fact he’s entering a season that will likely determine the next step in his career and, yes, I’m also talking contractually and financially. It’s undetermined yet if Williams will begin this year’s training camp on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list, and that is something to keep an eye on but, once he does return to the field, you can expect to see a starved animal looking for a meal during every one of his snaps.
Cowboys should take a chance on Shilo Sanders in 2025 NFL Draft – Tyler Reed, Sports Illustrated
Another option for the Cowboys to bolster their safety room in the draft is none other than Primetime’s son, Shilo Sanders.
Alex Kay recently crafted a list of 2025 draft prospects that could be potential steals in the later rounds. One name on that list is one that is very familiar with Cowboys fans.
Kay writes that former Colorado safety Shilo Sanders has the potential to be a diamond found in the rough during the 2025 NFL Draft.
“The elder Sanders’ draft stock received a boost last week when he ran an impressive 4.52-second 40-yard dash at Colorado’s pro day. While he didn’t quite hit the target that father and head coach Deion Sanders was hoping for—Coach Prime had promised to buy his son a new car if he ran a 4.4 or better—it’s one that should have scouts buzzing about his pro potential,” writes Kay.
Sanders has the speed to belong in the NFL, and getting the chance to play behind Malik Hooker and Markquese Bell could be the learning opportunity Sanders needs to become a household name on his own.
A 31-year-old woman has been arrested in the Dallas food delivery turned ambush in March, where a man was shot moments after opening his door to an order he said he never placed, officials said.
Dallas police said a man was ambushed at his front door on March 1, around 4:15 p.m. in the 1800 block of Sedona Lane. According to the report, a delivery driver walked a bag of food to the front door while a suspect in dark clothing waited just out of sight near the garage. As soon as the door opened, the suspect rushed in and began shooting.
Dallas police said the suspect made the food order to lure the victim to answer the door and shot him. The victim, who has not been identified, was critically injured.
Officials said the suspect has been identified as Marquita Rice, 31. Rice and the victim are known to one another.
On May 26, U.S. Marshals and the Wake Forest Police Department found Rice in Wake Forest, North Carolina. She was arrested and is in custody at the Wake County jail pending extradition to Dallas County. She is charged with aggravated assault – family violence with a deadly weapon.
She is being held on a $1 million bond.
Dallas City Council will vote on potentially renovating City Hall after a vote on redeveloping the building was blocked by a judge on Tuesday. FOX 4’s Lori Brown has more from the residents who showed up to the meeting.
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When the FIFA World Cup kicks off in North Texas on June 11, thousands of volunteers will be working to ensure it all goes well.
Cecilia Nipp, Angel Chinuntdet, and Phoebe Butler will be three of them as host city ambassadors stationed at the FIFA Fan Festival at Fair Park throughout the matches. All three of them are educators at Ursuline Academy in Dallas.
“The whole point is to make the visitors feel welcome to the city and to our area. I’m just so excited that I was picked to be part of it. And I get to do it all with some of these great ladies that I work with,” Chinuntdet said.
Butler agrees, and as she put it, she’s excited about the ‘hype’.
“I just get more hyped being around hyped people,” Butler said.
The three said the in-person interview was fun, but also a little nerve-racking. They considered it an elevator pitch of sorts, proving to local World Cup organizers they were perfect for the job.
“They asked me a lot about myself. It was like a job interview. It was funny, at one point, they even asked me what I would say to someone at the Fan Fest if they asked me where to go eat or what the fun things were to do around town. I, of course, told them about some good barbecue spots. I’m also a huge Argentina fan, so I had to tell them about that, seeing as though they are also coming here [for group stage play],” Butler said.
While Chinuntdet and Butler are getting the opportunity for the first time, this isn’t Nipp’s first rodeo. She was a volunteer at the 1994 World Cup when it was at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
“When I found out I had been selected again, I wanted to run up and down the hallways,” Nipp said. “I was just trying not to scream. But yes, I was just so happy.”
She said it’s not just exciting for her, but also for the students at Ursuline, because many of them have a close relationship with the country of Jordan.
“Here at Ursuline, we have a sister school in Jordan. Jordan is coming [in group play], so that’s exciting because we have friends in that country, and so we’re happy for them,” Nipp said.
In addition to the FIFA Fan Festival, other volunteer roles include: Host City Ambassador, Media Operations, Fan Operations, Hospitality, Competition Management, Access Management, Ceremonies, and airport duties.
33,000 people applied before registration closed in September 2025. Then, nearly 12,000 showed up for the tryouts (in-person interviews). From those, a little more than 5,000 official volunteers were sent official offers. The Dallas market has the second-largest number of volunteers of the 16 host cities, only behind New York/New Jersey.
The majority of the volunteers are local, like Nipp, Chinuntdet, and Butler, but according to local World Cup leaders in Dallas, there were some volunteers who were chosen from across the nation and the world.
“We held 91 in-person, role-specific trainings in March with all volunteers,” Dallas FIFA World Cup 2026 Director of Communications Joe Trahan said. “Each person had to attend at least one of those sessions. Each volunteer also went through e-learning training session modules that included subjects about human rights, sustainability, safety, security and how to manage stressful situations.”
Each volunteer has also had the opportunity to attend venue-specific trainings for their assigned roles.
“Each volunteer is required to work a minimum of eight shifts. Generally, the length of shifts is between four and six hours each,” Trahan said.
Dallas Stadium in Arlington will host nine matches featuring the Netherlands, Japan, England, Croatia, Argentina, Austria, and Jordan in group stage play.Dallas Stadium will also host a semi-final match.
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