FRISCO, Texas – After the Green Bay Packers' loss to the Chicago Bears on Saturday, the Cowboys will get the 20th overall pick in the first-round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
It's the second pick that Dallas will hold in the first round, with their own being at 12th overall and the Packers' pick coming to Dallas as part of the Micah Parsons trade.
The Packers finished the regular season 9-7-1, just ahead of the Panthers (8-9). Both teams were eliminated Saturday in the Wild Card round. Had Carolina defeated the Rams, the Cowboys would've picked No. 19.
As it stands, the Cowboys will pick 12 and 20 in the 2026 Draft, marking the sixth time in franchise history that the Cowboys will have two or more first-round picks, and the first time since 2008.
In two of those instances, the Cowboys have drafted a Hall of Fame player, with DeMarcus Ware in 2005 alongside Marcus Spears, and Randy White in 1975 along with Thomas Henderson.
Other notable players that Dallas has drafted when they have two first round selections include Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Russell Maryland, Alvin Harper and Kevin Smith.
As far as the 20th overall pick, 2026 will mark the sixth time in franchise history that the Cowboys have selected in that position. Two of the six instances Dallas has selected 20th have been in seasons where they have more than one first-round pick.
Their previous selections with the 20th pick have been Alabama DE Dennis Homan in 1968, Michigan State TE Billy Joe Dupree in 1973, Ole Miss DT Kelvin Pritchett in 1991, North Carolina DE Ebenezer Ekuban in 1999 and LSU DE Marcus Spears in 2005.
After the first two picks of the draft, the Cowboys currently hold their own fourth and fifth round picks along with two seventh round picks from the Giants and Chiefs.
The 2026 NFL Draft will be held from April 23-25 in Pittsburgh.
