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If we\u2019ve learned anything from the 1st 37 years Jerry Jones has owned the Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, it\u2019s that not only is the man unpredictable, but he also has a flair for the dramatic.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why the upcoming 2026 NFL<\/a> draft could be such a spectacular drama to watch unfold. It\u2019s a year in which the Cowboys have 2 1st round picks for the 1st time since 2008, at No. 12 and No. 20 overall, and the feeling on the street is that anything could happen and everything is on the table.<\/p>\n That includes any trade you can imagine, and former Fox Sports host Skip Bayless proposed perhaps the wildest outcome during a recent appearance on The Arena: Gridiron podcast<\/a> \u2026 and it\u2019s not totally unbelievable.<\/p>\n In Bayless\u2019 scenario, the Cowboys find a way to package either 1 or both of their 1st round picks with whatever else they need to throw in to move up to the No. 3 overall pick in order to select Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love<\/a>.<\/p>\n No running back has been selected in the Top 3 since the Cleveland Browns<\/a> selected Alabama running back Trent Richardson at No. 3 overall in 2012.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is what I fear he will do, because Jerry is all about box office,\u201d Bayless said. \u201cI fear that Jerry Jones, on draft night, will trade up with Arizona to the third overall pick, and he will take Jeremiyah Love, and Jerry would love being on the hot seat with the world after that pick. People would be saying \u2018Jerry, you had the worst defense in the history of your franchise (in 2025), so how could you not take a defensive player?\u2019 And he would sit back and say \u2018I got the best offensive player in the draft and we are going to beat you with offense and we are going to fill the seats and win the ratings,\u2019 because that would be a box office move, right?\u201d<\/p>\n Jeremiyah Love Could Become Pro Bowler as Rookie<\/p>\n It\u2019s not a stretch to say the impact Love could have as a rookie could instantly be on the same level as a player like Detroit Lions<\/a> running back Jahmyr Gibbs<\/a> or Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> running back Saquon Barkley<\/a> \u2014 2 of the NFL\u2019s very best at their position.<\/p>\n \u201cLove is a dynamic and explosive running back who possesses the skill set to be a complete weapon in an NFL offense,\u201d Bleacher Report\u2019s Damian Parson wrote<\/a>. \u201cHe combines home-run top-end speed with route-running and pass-catching ability to impact the offense in multiple ways.\u201d<\/p>\n The Last Time Dallas Had 2 1st Round Picks \u2026<\/p>\n The last time Dallas had multiple 1st-round picks, they took Arkansas running back Felix Jones at No. 22 overall and USF cornerback Mike Jenkins at No. 25 overall.<\/p>\n Unfortunately for Jones and the Cowboys, 2008 was 1 of the worst draft years in NFL history.<\/p>\n Jones never had a 1,000-yard rushing season and only even cracked 1,000 yards of offense once, in 2010, and was out of the NFL just 1 year after leaving the Cowboys following the 2012 season.<\/p>\n Jenkins was good but not great in 5 seasons with the Cowboys and made 1 Pro Bowl, in 2009, but only after Minnesota Vikings<\/a> cornerback Antoine Winfield<\/a> was ruled out with an injury.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Cowboys\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love. 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