{"id":873780,"date":"2026-04-24T20:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/873780\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T20:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:09:32","slug":"nfl-draft-2026-best-available-players-for-dallas-cowboys-anthony-hill-jr-brandon-cisse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/873780\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft 2026 best available players for Dallas Cowboys: Anthony Hill Jr., Brandon Cisse"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRISCO, Texas \u2014 The Dallas Cowboys were thrilled at the end of Day 1 of Thursday\u2019s NFL Draft, coming away with standout Ohio State safety Caleb Downs at No. 11<\/a> and UCF edge rusher Malachi Lawrence at No. 23<\/a>. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s plenty of work still needed to fix an awful 2025 defense, but they are off to a good start. The Cowboys have six picks remaining<\/a>, but only one on Day 2: third round selection, No. 92 overall. On the final day they have 112, 114 and 137 in the fourth round, 152 in the fifth round and 218 in the seventh round.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the best players remaining who could fit Dallas\u2019 biggest needs.<\/p>\n

Day 2CJ Allen, LB, Georgia<\/p>\n

The Cowboys are not expected to trade into the second-round, but if they did, inside linebacker would be a likely target. Allen is the type of player and leader who could immediately step in to direct the defense before the snap as the green dot player.<\/p>\n

Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State<\/p>\n

Trading Osa Odighizuwa and Solomon Thomas means another interior defensive lineman could be a first-round option. Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark are two starters, but adding a young, talented option up front wouldn\u2019t be a bad idea.<\/p>\n

Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson<\/p>\n

Cornerback is a position that still needs help. The Cowboys had interest in his brother, A.J. Terrell, in the 2020 draft, but he went the pick before Dallas selected CeeDee Lamb.<\/p>\n

Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee<\/p>\n

New Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker\u2019s specialty is the defensive backfield. If he really wanted a player like Hood, maybe it would be worth parting with a future pick to get back into the second round.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been a productive player the last three seasons, but his size (5-8, 180 pounds) could cause him to fall a bit.<\/p>\n

Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

He would fill the Cowboys\u2019 current biggest roster hole and be the ideal fit to step into the green dot spot Day 1.<\/p>\n

Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina<\/p>\n

An outside corner with good speed and athleticism.<\/p>\n

Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati<\/p>\n

He might not step in immediately and make a huge impact, but he has the traits to become a quality starter.<\/p>\n

Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas<\/p>\n

He\u2019s the type of player who could immediately help improve the inside linebacker position, teaming up with former Longhorn DeMarvion Overshown.<\/p>\n

Treydan Stukes, CB, Arizona<\/p>\n

A versatile corner who could help at nickel or on the outside.<\/p>\n

Davison Igbinosun, CB, Ohio State<\/p>\n

An outside corner with ideal size at 6-2, 190 pounds and 33-inch arms.<\/p>\n

Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri<\/p>\n

He has experience wearing the green dot and calling the defense as a quality run-stopping middle linebacker.<\/p>\n

Malik Muhammad, CB, Texas<\/p>\n

An outside corner who experts believe can become an NFL starter.<\/p>\n

Day 3Kaleb Elarms-Orr, LB, TCU<\/p>\n

He had three games of 15-plus tackles last season.<\/p>\n

Albert Regis, DT, Texas A&M<\/p>\n

Not much of a pass rusher, but a solid player who rarely misses games.<\/p>\n

Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F. Austin<\/p>\n

He has good height, weight and length to help on special teams and develop into a regular contributor on the outside.<\/p>\n

Aiden Fisher, LB, Indiana<\/p>\n

Not the best size, but has been a proven playmaker the last three seasons.<\/p>\n

Anthony Lucas, edge, USC<\/p>\n

He wasn\u2019t super productive in college, only three sacks in four seasons, but he has NFL size and the ability to improve as a pass rusher.<\/p>\n

Rene Konga, DT, Louisville<\/p>\n

An experienced six-year college player who could bring good value in the late rounds.<\/p>\n

Wade Woodaz, LB, Clemson<\/p>\n

The Cowboys need more than one inside linebacker added to the group. Woodaz could immediately help on special teams and develop into a regular contributor on defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRISCO, Texas \u2014 The Dallas Cowboys were thrilled at the end of Day 1 of Thursday\u2019s NFL Draft,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":873781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[230,229,257,2461,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-873780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-cowboys","8":"tag-cowboys","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-cowboys","11":"tag-dallascowboys","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116461500074877615","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=873780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/873781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=873780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=873780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=873780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}