"Dallas, needing to add more to a bad defense, may have added the most impactful available defender at the deadline. The Cowboys hunting this big at the deadline is big news. Usually, the Cowboys are very passive and look at role players at the deadline, but not today. Dallas adding Quinnen Williams proves that the Cowboys are sincere about fixing their defense. Adding the All-Pro defender raises the level of the defense in multiple ways."
"Quinnen Williams has had his name floated around trade rumors for years, but the Jets have always remained steadfast and have not wanted to trade him. Since his breakout in 2022, when he earned All-Pro honors, Williams has established himself as one best interior defenders in the league and has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last three seasons."
"Next, let's examine the compensation. It is a lot. Dallas traded their second-round pick in 2026, and one of the two first-round picks they have the rights to in 2027, and Mazi Smith. For Smith, it allows the Cowboys to close the book on a draft pick who disappointed with the team after being drafted in the first round in 2023, but never could live up to his draft status."
After an earlier trade for linebacker Logan Wilson, the Cowboys added All-Pro Quinnen Williams to address a struggling defense. The addition signals an unusually aggressive deadline move for Dallas and is expected to raise the defense's overall level. Williams broke out in 2022 with All-Pro honors and has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last three seasons, establishing himself as one of the league's top interior defenders. The Jets, sitting 1-7, chose to sell and moved several young assets. Dallas surrendered a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick, and Mazi Smith in the deal, prompting questions about short-term impact versus long-term cost.
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