Cowboys 2026 NFL Draft Day 3 Live Tracker: Pick-By-Pick Analysis

The 2026 NFL Draft is entering it's final day, with the Dallas Cowboys having four picks remaining. The Cowboys spent the first day of the draft as a featured team, with two first-round picks while making two trades, and then spent Friday waiting for their turn to come.

They spent some of that time making a trade for a veteran player, adding San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dee Winters, before returning to the position with their pick at the end of the third round. Here's a look at all that Dallas has done, as well as the place where readers can find up-to-minute details as Day 3 happens.

Round 1, Pick 11: Safety Caleb Downs, Ohio State

Caleb Downs, Alabama

The Cowboys landed their man, as Downs is going to instantly be in charge of the defense. He'll play nickel when in that alignment, and standard safety when they aren't. The intelligence factor was one of the biggest issues in Dallas' secondary last year and they've improved that significantly with this pick on the heels of signing safety Jalen Thompson in free agency.

Round 1, Pick 23: Edge Rusher Malachi Lawrence, University of Central Florida

Lawrence already has pro-level pass rush moves and will be a big help to a moribund pressure package for Dallas, as they never got home in 2025.

Round 2, Pick 44: Traded in October 2025 for DT Quinnen Williams (NY Jets)