Cowboys updated 2026 NFL Draft order: Current 1st-round pick after Week 18

Cowboys updated 2026 NFL Draft order: Current 1st-round pick after Week 18
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The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their 2025 season on Sunday and will now turn all of their attention to offseason work in the name of not finding themselves out of the playoffs this time next year. Obviously that is much easier said than done.

This upcoming offseason is one of the most important and critical in recent Cowboys history as they have multiple first-round draft picks for the first time since 2008. With the Cowboys now officially done for the season, we know where they will be picking come the 2026 NFL Draft.

Updated 2026 NFL Draft order

Here are the first 12 picks of the draft, through the Cowboys selection at number 12 overall, courtesy of Tankathon.

  1. Las Vegas Raiders
  2. New York Jets
  3. Arizona Cardinals
  4. Tennessee Titans
  5. New York Giants
  6. Cleveland Browns
  7. Washington Commanders
  8. New Orleans Saints
  9. Kansas City Chiefs
  10. Cincinnati Bengals
  11. Miami Dolphins
  12. Dallas Cowboys

If all of this sounds familiar it is because it is… the Cowboys held the 12th overall pick last year and used it to select Tyler Booker. They also used it in 2021 to select Micah Parsons, more on him in a moment, although they picked it up after trading back two spots. For what it’s worth the Detroit Lions held the pick in consecutive seasons beginning the year after and landed Jameson Williams and Jahmyr Gibbs, so hopefully that type of success is what the Cowboys find.

While we know where the Cowboys are picking, it is still unknown exactly where their other first-round pick will land. Dallas holds Green Bay’s selection in the 2026 NFL Draft and the Packers are currently set to visit the Chicago Bears in the Wild Card Round which means we are all rooting for Chicago to take care of business.

Updated rundown of Cowboys Draft Picks

Keep in mind that Dallas has also already dealt away 2026 draft capital as well.

  • 1st (their own): 12th overall
  • 1st (Green Bay’s): TBD
  • 2nd: Dealt away in Quinnen Williams trade
  • 3rd: Dealt away in George Pickens trade
  • 4th: they own it
  • 5th: they own it
  • 6th: Dealt away in Jordan Phillips trade with New York Giants in early 2024, also received a 7th that was sent to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for Logan Wilson
  • 7th (Kansas City’s): Acquired from the Chiefs when Dallas sent them Peyton Hendershot in early 2024
  • 7th (their own): Dealt away when Dallas traded for Kaiir Elam in early 2025

The Cowboys are projected to receive a couple of compensatory picks as well, potentially in the fifth-round, but those are not fully known at this time.