The Cowboys hold picks 12 and 20 in the 2026 NFL Draft, and their track record in this exact range tells a story fans shouldn’t ignore.

I’ve watched enough Cowboys drafts to know when something feels different, and this one does.

The Dallas Cowboys don’t usually sit in the middle of the first round with leverage. We have watched the Cowboys either picking late, or scrambling to make up ground.

But in the 2026 NFL Draft, Dallas holding two first-round picks, No.12 and No.20, immediately stood out to me. Why?

Because I have seen this exact draft range work for...

The Dallas Cowboys thought they got a gift from the Chicago Bears way back before even hiring head coach Brian Schottenheimer, when they were able to hire their former coach Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator after the Bears relieved him of head coaching duties. As we all know at this point, that did not work out in the slightest, but that doesn’t mean a gift from the Bears wasn’t still on the way. Ben Johnson’s Bears handed the Cowboys one of their worst losses of the 2025 season all the way back in week three, but they also earned their...

While the players clearly didn’t get the job done on the field in the 2025 season, some members of the team’s coaching staff earned a share of blame for the 7-9-1 record the Dallas Cowboys finished with.

Especially on the defensive side of the ball.

First year head coach Brian Schottenheimer did manage to invigorate the Cowboys’ offense in 2025. Dak Prescott had perhaps his best season yet.

Dallas had a pair of thousand-yard receivers in CeeDee Lamb and a 1,000-yard rusher in Javonte Williams.

The Cowboys scored 471 points for the season, the fourth highest in the team’s 66...

Cowboys now on deadline to make $28 million decision that will define offseason – Luke Norris, The Landry Hat

Offseason decisions begin now.

The Cowboys could save at least $2.5 million in 2026 by placing the franchise tag on George Pickens

Acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers in early May, Pickens was phenomenal for Dallas during the 2025 season, ranking eighth in the NFL in receptions (93), third in receiving yards (1,429), sixth in yards per reception (15.4), and tied for eighth in receiving touchdowns (nine) en route to earning his first trip to...

The wildcard round will wrap up tonight when the Houston Texans take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game that should be very low scoring.

Before I just give a quick recap of the games, think about this. We had five games between Saturday and Sunday. The losing teams lost by a COMBINED 27 points.

The Bills, Bears and Rams all won their opening playoff games by scoring a touchdown in the final two minutes, which set a new NFL record.

It marks the first time in NFL history that three different playoff games ended with a game-winning touchdown in...

The Dallas Cowboys remain alone with horrible NFL playoff history.

You see, the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. This is relevant to the Cowboys, one version of them, because New England was the #2 seed on the AFC side of the playoff picture.

The Chicago Bears are the NFC’s #2 seed and were victorious themselves earlier in the weekend on Saturday night. Chicago took down the Green Bay Packers and solidified the pick that Dallas holds from them as a result of the Micah Parsons trade at number 20 overall which was objectively a...

The Dallas Cowboys received some fantastic news Saturday night, as the Chicago Bears made another miraculous comeback to end the Green Bay Packers season. In doing so, the Cowboys are now locked into the 12th and 20th overall pick with the Packers loss.

Now knowing when the Cowboys will be picking, we will look at three players that make sense for the latter of the two first-round picks for the Cowboys in the 2026 NFL draft.

Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M

The Cowboys desperately need to improve their pass rush over the next few months. Texas A&M’s Cashius Howell...

It was revealed earlier this week in the end of the season news conference that the Dallas Cowboys have started contract negotiations with running back Javonte Williams. Jerry Jones and Company have made it pretty clear Williams is a priority to re-sign, and getting a jumpstart on contract negotiations so quickly is a good sign both parties can come together to agree upon terms.

Odds are, the Cowboys willingness to quickly start negotiation with Williams’ reps so early after the end of the season will equate to a long-term extension. But, there remains the possibility that for whatever reason both...

We are one day into a three-day Wild Card Weekend, and Saturday’s slate both lived up to the hype and created even more questions within the NFL coaching carousel.

Right now, the league has eight head coach openings, with the most recent being the Miami Dolphins after their surprise firing of Mike McDaniel. That one came after the even bigger surprise of the Baltimore Ravens moving on from John Harbaugh.

Nobody has been hired yet, and, as it turns out, we may not even be done with the firings.

The Green Bay Packers’ historic collapse against the Chicago Bears has...

More NFL playoff games today. The Bills play the Jaguars, then the 49ers and Eagles, capped by the Chargers at the Patriots.

This is an open thread for game chat.

The NFC Playoff picture is two teams shorter after the Los Angeles Rams knocked off the hosting Carolina Panthers in a 34-31 thriller.

Later that evening, another ESPN Instant Classic was held at Soldier Field, where Caleb Williams and the Bears erased a 21-6 deficit in the second half to defeat the visiting Green Bay Packers.

Even though the Dallas Cowboys won’t be on the field this postseason, I’m happy that the other teams have already made the postseason so entertaining.

As Cowboys fans, we can now turn our attention to the NFL Draft in April, and begin deciding which...

With the dismissal of defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, the reconstruction of the Dallas Cowboys is officially underway. As the playoffs begin this weekend, the Cowboys have their eyes elsewhere and look to fix what was a flawed roster that led to a disappointing losing season. Decisions on high-priced veterans will be made, and contracts will either be restructured or terminated altogether.

The Cowboys also have to determine if some players on expiring contracts are worth keeping or setting them free for the open market. Per Spotrac, the Cowboys have eight offensive players who are coming up on free agency, with...