The Dallas Cowboys had a very busy weekend beyond just finalizing their 53-man roster for the upcoming season. While the roster will continue to be tweaked between now and the September 13 opener, fans have a good idea of who will be on the field against the New York Giants.
Jerry Jones and the team's decision-makers made two trades over the weekend, first sending a 2027 third-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for offensive tackle Broderick Jones and a 2027 fourth-round pick.
Jones is expected to compete with Terence Steele for the RT job once he's back at full strength. He's cleared to play, but probably needs to tack on 15-20 pounds of muscle that he lost following spinal fusion surgery last year.
In addition to Jones, Dallas somehow convinced the Houston Texans to trade for OT Nate Thomas, who squandered an opportunity to become the swing tackle, for a 2027 seventh-rounder. This team has both traded away and acquired a lot of capital in next year's draft.
After a trade-filled offseason and weekend, let's take a look at the Cowboys' updated list of of 2027 draft picks.
Updated list of Dallas Cowboys 2027 draft picks
- First-round pick
- First-round pick (via Green Bay)
- Second-round pick
- Fourth-round pick (via Pittsburgh)
- Sixth-round pick
- Seventh-round pick
The better of the Cowboys’ two first-round picks belongs to the New York Jets by way of the Quinnen Williams trade. Dallas also gave up former first-rounder Mazi Smith, whom New York cut over the weekend, and a 2026 second-round pick, which the Jets used on Indiana cornerback D'Angelo Ponds.
Nothing really changes from last season. Cowboys fans should still root like hell for Green Bay to finish with the worst record possible. But you probably were already doing that long before the Parsons trade.
The Cowboys own their own second-round pick next year, but their allotment of selections really thins out after that.
What happened to the rest of the Cowboys' 2027 draft picks?
2027 third-round pick
This belongs to the Steelers as a result of the Broderick Jones trade. Moving out of Day 2 in what everyone is tabbing as an elite draft class is a notable move by Dallas, especially since Jones is in the final year of his rookie contract.
Of course, depending on how both teams play, the Cowboys may have only moved back a handful of picks when all is said and done.
2027 fourth-round pick
Dallas traded its fourth-round pick to Green Bay to acquire Rashan Gary. It seemed like a questionable move at the time (there were murmurs that the Packers were going to cut Gary), but if the glowing reports out of training camp are any indication, it won't take long for America's Team to see a return on its investment.
2027 fifth-round pick
The Cowboys used this pick to trade for George Pickens last offseason. They gave up a 2026 third-round pick that the Steelers used on Penn State quarterback Drew Allar and a 2027 fifth-rounder.
Regardless of what Allar turns into, the trade is already a win for Dallas. Pickens was a second-team All-Pro in his first season, ranking eighth among WRs with 93 catches, third with 1,429 receiving yards, and tied for eighth with nine touchdowns.
2027 sixth-round pick
The Cowboys still own their original 2027 sixth-round pick, but they acquired an additional sixth-rounder as part of the Pickens trade. That, however, was sent back to Pittsburgh in the Broderick Jones deal.
2027 seventh-round pick
As we noted earlier, Dallas acquired a 2027 seventh-round pick from the Texans for Nate Thomas. They were without a seventh before that, however, as a result of their trade-back with the Philadelphia Eagles in this year's draft.
Cowboys get:
- No. 23 pick (Malachi Lawrence)
- No. 114 pick (Devin Moore)
- No. 137 pick (L.T. Overton)
Eagles get:
- No. 20 pick (Makai Lemon)
- 2027 seventh-round pick
There you have it, folks. The Cowboys have been outspoken about giving up more draft picks to help them win now, so don't put a pin in this game of musical chairs just yet.
As of this writing, Dallas will only pick five times in the 2027 draft. For a team that values building through the draft more than most, that's a strange position to be in.
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