Kyle Whittingham has fans shook up over strong $50 million prediction
Kyle Whittingham predicts college football's first $50 million roster by 2027!
The Dallas Cowboys attempted to trade up with the Cleveland Browns during the 2026 NFL Draft to secure Caleb Downs. Ultimately, they moved up one spot by trading two fifth-round picks to the Miami Dolphins instead.
In the lead-up to the draft there were many an analyst who theorized that the Cowboys could trade up with the Cleveland Browns. This was when Cleveland sat at six, but early in the draft they traded down with the and then held the ninth overall pick. This is where the Cowboys wanted to move up to. ESPN released a documentary on Sunday night, “The Pick Is In”, where they chronicled all sorts of happenigns throughout the 2026 NFL Draft. Stephen Jones was shown calling Browns GM Andrew Berry and discussing sending picks 12 and 20 to Cleveland in exchange for 9 and 24. Cleveland declined. Stephen offered to throw in a fifth-round pick, Dallas had three of them at this moment in time, but the Browns still rebuffed. The Browns sat and picked offensive lineman Spencer Fano and Stephen pontificated that they wanted to stay ahead of the given how much they wanted an offensive lineman. He was proven to be correct as the Giants took Francis Mauigoa which made the Downs selection possible at 11. Speaking of, the Cowboys originally offered the Dolphins a fifth-round pick “and something” to move up to 11. It was after Miami declined that Dallas decided to throw in the second fifth-round pick that they gave up. It is interesting to see how aggressive the Cowboys were willing to be in order to get their guy. Obviously this is all more fun because it worked out and the Cowboys wound up with so much that we are fans of.
The Cowboys aimed to trade up to the ninth overall pick to select Caleb Downs, who they were targeting.
The Cowboys offered picks 12 and 20 in exchange for the Browns' 9 and 24, along with a potential fifth-round pick, but the Browns declined.
The Browns selected offensive lineman Spencer Fano after rejecting the Cowboys' trade proposal.
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