"The Dallas Cowboys' season is over, and they have earned the 12th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Green Bay Packers' season is also over. They have earned the 20th overall pick in the draft, but that pick goes to the Cowboys thanks to the Micah Parsons trade. That gives Dallas the 12th and 20th picks in the draft. That's a lot of first-round firepower."
"The last time the Cowboys had two picks in the top 20 was in 2005. Some might remember that as the "defensive draft" as Bill Parcells and company loaded up on defenders. Six of the eight players they drafted that year played defense, with the two offensive guys being RB Marion Barber III (fourth round) and OT Rob Petitti (sixth round). The defensive players the Cowboys selected that year were:"
"Some of those names should look familiar to you, as most of them hung around the league for a while. Five of those six players played at least nine seasons in the NFL. Three of them played at least eight seasons with the Cowboys. Two of them were All-Pro players with at least four Pro Bowls on their resume. And finally, one of them was a Hall of Fame edge rusher."
Dallas Cowboys' season ended and they hold the 12th and 20th overall picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, with the Packers' 20th pick conveyed via the Micah Parsons trade. The Cowboys last had two top-20 picks in 2005, when the team focused heavily on defense; six of eight selections that year were defenders while the two offensive picks were Marion Barber III and Rob Petitti. Many of those defenders had long NFL careers, multiple Pro Bowls, and one became a Hall of Fame edge rusher. Three top college edge rushers—Rueben Bain, David Bailey, Keldric Faulk—are projected in the top 12, putting Dallas in position to draft a premier pass rusher with pick 12. No second-round pick exists due to the Quinnen Williams trade, but multiple Day 3 selections remain.
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