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It would be very wise for the Cowboys to trade down during the NFL Draft.
We are less than a month away from the 2025 NFL Draft, where the Dallas Cowboys will go to work and find some new players. Some have expressed an interest in trading up for Colorado’s Travis Hunter to give them another star player at a premium position(s).
Previously, we discussed why this would not be the best route to take, and today we’re going to go in the opposite direction and examine what a Cowboys draft might look like if they were to trade back instead. Currently, they have the following selections within the top 100 picks:
The Cowboys don’t have a fourth-round pick and wouldn’t pick again until their fifth-round pick at 149. That puts a lot of pressure on them to come through on their first three picks. This is especially challenging considering there are so many areas on the roster that would benefit from those resources.
Instead of trading up in the draft and giving up draft capital, the Cowboys should look to trade back and acquire some. And we’re not talking about doing it just once. That’s not splash. What if the Cowboys traded back twice in the first round, added more picks, and still landed their targets? That’s an ideal scenario for a team with many needs that relies heavily on finding quality contributors with their draft picks. This is how this could work.
Pick 12 rolls around, and none of the “blinking light” players remain. The team works the phone and makes a trade with the Denver Broncos that goes like this...
Let’s say the Cowboys have their sights set on one of the first-round receivers, but when pick 20 gets here, only Arizona’s Tetairoa has been taken. With multiple options still available, the Cowboys work the phones again and make a deal with the Los Angeles “%#$@ them picks” Rams that goes like this...
The Cowboys add two more top 100 picks and are now armed with the following picks:
Now, the question becomes, what do they do with these picks? The Cowboys would be sitting in a great position to attack several areas of their roster.
The Cowboys don’t need to use the 12th overall pick to land a talented receiving partner to help CeeDee Lamb. They can find a quality...
