Dallas Cowboys' 2026 NFL Draft Picks and Needs

Picks: Nos. 12, 20, 92, 112, 152, 177, 180, 218

Top Needs: LB, Edge, DB

The Dallas Cowboys are armed with two first-round picks and should be willing to take the best defender available with both selections, regardless of position.

Packaging picks and trading up to land an elite prospect such as Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles shouldn't be out of the question for the Cowboys.

Prospects like Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy, Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Auburn defensive lineman Keldric Faulk, and Texas A&M edge-rusher Cashius Howell should all see first-round consideration if Dallas doesn't trade up.

And no, trading for Rashan Gary didn't erase the Cowboys' need for edge-rushing help.

Dallas doesn't have a second-round pick because of that Gary deal. However, it should be able to target prospects such as Washington cornerback Ephesians Prysock, Alabama defensive lineman LT Overton, Indiana safety Louis Moore, and Texas A&M linebacker Taurean York late on Day 2.