Cowboys' Draft Strategy: Strengths & Weaknesses

0:00The Dallas Cowboys are gearing up for the 2026 NFL draft with two picks in round one, and they've made some smart moves this off-season two Build around that. They traded a day three pick for Green Bay's Roshan Gary a steady defensive end who took a pay cut to join Dallas at a spot They desperately needed help that Gary deal got some early backlash for supposedly overpaying But it was a win-now-steel that dodged any free agency frenzy Meanwhile, bolstering the secondary was another bright spot. They signed safety's Jalen Thompson and PJ Luck plus cornerback Kobe Durant all versatile guys who fit the new defensive coordinator's scheme perfectly On the flip side passing on resigning Jadevi on Clowney looks like a big whiff The guy exploded with 4.5 sacks in his last two games and their past rush was leaking bad last year He could have plugged that whole easy no matter the front they're running The real head scratcher though is the linebacker spot

1:00They whiffed on the Kobe Dean and didn't land a trade or vet like Bobby Wagner who's still out there Right now their inside linebacker room is paper thin with just Demarbian overshown Shamar James and Justin Baron those two first round picks give them firepower to fix the gaps But shoring up the front seven now could have set them up even stronger Keep an eye on how they play it come draft night This has been Dallas news today powered by AI