| Round | Overall |
|---|---|
| First round | No. 12 |
| First round | No. 20 |
| Third round | No. 92 |
| Fourth round | No. 112 |
| Fifth round | No. 152 |
| Fifth round | No. 177* |
| Fifth round | No. 180* |
| Seventh round | No. 218 |
| *Comp pick |
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A look at Dallas Cowboys’ 2026 NFL draft picks after Osa Odighizuwa, Solomon Thomas trades
Entering Wednesday, the Cowboys had seven selections in the upcoming draft and no Day 2 picks going into the first day of the NFL League Year.
By the end of the business day, the Cowboys gained an extra draft pick — and it will be on Day 2.
Dallas traded defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa to San Francisco for a third-round pick, No. 92 overall. The team also traded defensive tackle Solomon Thomas to the Tennessee Titans and swapped seventh-round selections, moving from No. 225 to No. 218.
Dallas now has eight draft picks, three in the Top 100 and two fifth-round selections that are compensatory.
The biggest thing was getting a Day 2 pick.
The Cowboys originally had picks No. 12 and No. 20 in the first round and wouldn’t pick again until No. 112 in the fourth round.
Dallas gave up Day 2 picks (second and third rounds) in trades for Quinnen Williams (New York Jets) and George Pickens (Pittsburgh Steelers) last year.
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was determined to get back into the second or third rounds and moving Odighizuwa, a 2021 third-round selection, to the 49ers to get back into the second day of the draft has proven vital.
In recent years, the Cowboys have struggled to get good value with their second-round picks.
Taking a gamble on players coming off injury or with troubled backgrounds was something the Cowboys wanted to do in the second round.
Jones said at the NFL scouting combine that the team was no longer planning on doing that, considering the issues the defense had last season.
The third round has proved a little more successful. Cooper Beebe (2023) is a starting center and DeMarvion Overshown (2023) at linebacker is a reliable performer. Injuries, however, have slowed Overshown’s development in his brief time in the NFL.
Dallas is hopeful last year’s Day 2 picks, Donovan Ezeiruaku (second round) and Shavon Revel (third round), emerge as starters in 2026.
Revel recovered from knee surgery and played in seven games. Ezeiruaku played 17 games with nine starts at defensive end. Ezeiruaku, who underwent offseason hip surgery, will move to outside linebacker in the new 3-4 defensive scheme.
Also, the Cowboys have the ability to use one of their two first-round picks to move up in the draft or package the third-rounder acquired in the Odighizuwa trade to gain more picks.
Cowboys 2026 draft picks
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