three fourth round picks to their name<\/a>, the Cowboys have the ammunition to move up if they want to. Let\u2019s dive in. <\/p>\nLB Josiah Trotter, Missouri<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports expected draft position: 62<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports career projection: Eventual good starter<\/p>\n
The son of former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, Josiah was a starting middle linebacker at Missouri. Though he would be unlikely to start right away, Trotter has experience rocking the green dot, which is a role that is still unfilled in Dallas. <\/p>\n
Trotter is a consistent tackler and could be a starting mike with time. I\u2019d consider him a trade up candidate for the Cowboys, who will enter Day 2 with three fourth-round picks. <\/p>\n
LB Anthony Hill, Texas<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports expected draft position: 50<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports career projection: Eventual good starter<\/p>\n
Hill rocked No. 0 at Texas because he looked up to DeMarvion Overshown. You can see that in his play, as his range and speed is what pops out the most on film. He\u2019s more of a cover linebacker with blitz upside than anything else. <\/p>\n
The Cowboys could get a similar player to Overshown in Hill. <\/p>\n
CB Keionte Scott, Miami<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports expected draft position: 80<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports career projection: Immediate quality starter<\/p>\n
Scott has the versatility to carry out plenty of roles at the NFL level. That includes playing inside or outside and even safety. The Athletic\u2019s Dane Brugler, for instance, listed him as a safety in his draft guide. Though the Cowboys already got Caleb Downs, who is expected to play nickel, Scott could open up their options on the secondary. <\/p>\n
EDGE Romello Height, Texas Tech<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports expected draft position: 74<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports career projection: Eventual average starter<\/p>\n
Though Height isn\u2019t the best run defender of the class, he\u2019s an explosive pass rusher who could earn a rotational role in obvious passing downs. His production was solid at Texas Tech with 69 pressures in his one year starting at Texas Tech. I\u2019m not sure the Cowboys would double dip here but Height is likely to be within range. <\/p>\n
WR Elijah Sarratt, Indiana<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports expected draft position: 71<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports career projection: Average backup or rotational player<\/p>\n
Sarratt is one of the players that followed coach Curt Cignetti from James Madison to Indiana. He delivered in the transition thanks to his physical way of playing the position. He\u2019s going to be a red zone weapon at the next level thanks to his ability to bring down contested catches. <\/p>\n
CB Malik Muhammad, Texas<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports expected draft position: 99<\/p>\n
A to Z Sports career projection: Eventual average starter<\/p>\n
The Cowboys did their homework on Muhammad, who makes up with physicality and violence what he lacks in speed. That makes him a good run defender and he has the upside to become a solid man-cover cornerback at the NFL level. <\/p>\n
Other names to watch:<\/p>\n
CB Charles Demmings, SF Austin<\/p>\n
S Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina<\/p>\n
iOL Beau Stephens, Iowa<\/p>\n
iOL Logan Jones, Iowa<\/p>\n
TE Oscar Delp, Georgia<\/p>\n
TE Michael Trigg, Baylor<\/p>\n
OT Caleb Tiernan, Northwestern<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDallas Cowboys confirm suspicion about their blockbuster Caleb Downs pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nThe Dallas Cowboys got one of the biggest steals of the 2026 NFL Draft by taking safety Caleb Downs out of Ohio State at pick No. 11. His immediate role is now clear after Brian Schottenheimer\u2019s comments. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys aren\u2019t scheduled to pick until late in the third round but they\u2019re candidates to move…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":873785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[230,229,257,2461,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-873784","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\/116461524335494383","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873784","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=873784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/873785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=873784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=873784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=873784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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