{"id":871849,"date":"2026-04-22T11:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871849\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:45:16","slug":"cowboys-nfl-draft-how-blockbuster-giants-trade-helps-dallas-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871849\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys NFL Draft: How Blockbuster Giants Trade Helps Dallas’ Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FRISCO – Benefits, like beauty, are in the eye of the beholder.<\/p>\n

But from the perch from which the Dallas Cowboys view the New York Giants\u2019 blockbuster trade of star defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s beautifully beneficial in multiple ways.<\/p>\n

On the surface, and in the most conventional sense, there is the \u201cget him out of the division\u2019\u2018 aspect to the deal.<\/p>\n

Lawrence, unhappy with his New York contract talks, is moving on to the Cincinnati Bengals. That means Dallas won\u2019t have to deal with his game-wrecking talents inside the NFC East twice a year.<\/p>\n

But there is a deeper part of this deal that includes a Dallas benefit.<\/p>\n

The deal has Cincy sending the No. 10 overall pick in the draft to New York, which already owned the No. 5 pick in the selection process, which begins on Thursday.<\/p>\n

So yes, the Giants have big-time ammo now … as they have a total of two picks in the top 10 of the 2026 NFL Draft. (As do the Cowboys, of course, with picks Nos. 12 and 20.)<\/p>\n

And what will be the result of those New York picks? That\u2019s where the Dallas benefits kick in.<\/p>\n

New York had been linked to Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles – who the Cowboys love – with the No. 5 pick.<\/p>\n

But the Giants might also like Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love or Ohio State safety Caleb Downs; Dallas also thinks highly of Downs.<\/p>\n

So the Giants figure to pluck one of them off the board at No. 5.<\/p>\n

And what about at No. 10?<\/p>\n

Before this trade, the Bengals would\u2019ve almost certainly used that pick on a defensive player.<\/p>\n

That could\u2019ve meant the Giants taking one of Dallas \u2018 defensive-desirous preferred targets off the board at 5 and the Bengals taking another one off the board at 10.<\/p>\n

But with this trade?<\/p>\n

It seems highly unlikely that the Giants will take defense at both Nos. 5 and 10 …<\/p>\n

And that should mean one more defensive player is left for Dallas to choose from at No. 12.<\/p>\n

So maybe New York takes defense at 5 and then at 10, balances things out with an offensive player, a receiver like Carnell Tate of Ohio State or Jordyn Tyron of Arizona State.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys could sidestep some of these worries, of course, by trading up.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m told they haven\u2019t called the Cardinals (picking at No. 3) but that the idea of a trade there is being evaluated in-house. We do know Arizona seems willing to listen.<\/p>\n

The Titans at No. 4 are reportedly willing to do the same.<\/p>\n

And the idea of swapping up to Cleveland at No. 6? That\u2019s more than a rumor.<\/p>\n

But in theory, the Giants\/Bengals trade soothes some of the worries and maybe even negates some of the \u201cneed\u2019\u2018 for a gigantic trade-up in this draft.<\/p>\n

Before, both 5 and 10 were likely going to be defensive guys. The odds of that just got theoretically cut in half … meaning a likely benefit to the Cowboys at No. 12.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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