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The NFL appears to be more aggressive than ever in trading players; we typically don’t see any serious conversations until the deadline, but this time around, we are seeing Cowboys trade targets emerge in mid-October.
These rumors come at an interesting time for Dallas, as they struggle on the field and stake claims of improvement and acquisition-based aggression off it.
It seems the Micah Parsons trade, and subsequent increase in draft capital, have gone to their heads.
Nevertheless, it has opened the door for a potential Cowboys move. As we saw with Jonathan Mingo last year, any trade at any time is on the table for a Dallas front office desperate to prove skeptics wrong.
We already know some of the names who could be in consideration, so let’s take a quick look at five of those guys and why they may land in Jerry’s World before the trade deadline.
If you were to list out the Dallas Cowboys’ top three needs, they’d read as follows: linebacker, linebacker, and linebacker.
The law firm of Murray & Sanborn has been disastrous for Dallas when they are on the field at the same time, and in the latter’s recent absence, Murray has played even worse. Slotting rookie Shemar James in has helped, but not enough.
Devin Bush was terrible at defending the run in Pittsburgh/Seattle. He’s now great at defending it in Cleveland pic.twitter.com/B4x9nay9ut
— Curt (@curtiss_brown21) September 15, 2025
Enter Devin Bush, who won’t be the only linebacker on this list. The former first-round pick was a Cowboys draft target in 2019, and he’s gotten back to that form in Cleveland this year.
At 27 years old, he’s developed into a great run defender, and he’s managed to stay healthy. The Browns should be selling, and the Cowboys should be calling for him.
By all indications, the Miami Dolphins, or the Phish, are headed for a complete fire sale.
Mike McDaniel has fallen out of favor with the fanbase, Tua “Turnover” Tagovailoa is flailing in comparison to his pre-draft hype, and the roster construction from GM Chris Grier looks worse than ever.
One of the many who could be shipped out of the Miami mess is second-year running back Jaylen Wright; you may remember that name from the 2024 NFL Draft.
The then-Tennessee speedster was a top draft target for the Cowboys. If they had their draft pick from the Trey Lance deal, he likely would have headed to Dallas, but Miami scooped him up instead.
One year later, De’Von Achane has firmly taken all the running back snaps, and Wright’s potential is being wasted on special teams. This, naturally, has led to trade rumors, with ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler signaling potential interest from Dallas.
It wouldn’t be a Cowboys trade targets list if it didn’t include at least one external cornerback.
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