By and large, the Dallas Cowboys have mostly watched free agency, which has surprised some people, but it could be really good for them in the 2025 NFL Draft.
The only big signing the Cowboys made this offseason was getting linebacker Eric Kendricks for new coordinator Mike Zimmer’s defense, and then reuniting with running back Ezekiel Elliott after the 2024 draft.
But after losing players like Dante Fowler, Jr., Tyron Smith, Tony Pollard, Dorance Armstrong, and Tyler Biadasz, the Cowboys could get a lot of compensatory draft picks next spring.
Even though the NFL’s way of giving out compensatory picks is not public, NFL Media’s Lance Zierlein thinks the Cowboys will probably get four compensatory picks next spring, which is the most a team can get.
Zierlein wrote a message to the Cowboys, saying: “Good job, guys. You’ve been really good at getting compensatory picks since 2021, and that will continue in 2025, because you’re for sure getting the maximum of four extra picks after losing five qualifying players and not signing anyone this offseason.” Zierlein thinks theBaltimore Ravens
might be the only other team getting four extra picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, with Dallas getting three extra picks in the fifth round and one in the sixth. What Picks do The Cowboys Have in 2025? Before any compensatory picks, the Cowboys are supposed to make six picks in next year’s draft.
Dallas traded a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Detroit Lions in the deal to move back to No. 29 overall and pick offensive tackle
Tyler Guyton
in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Getting up to four extra picks could give the Cowboys more options to move around in 2025. Analyst Not Sold on Cowboys’ Plan at Running Back
Ezekiel Elliot
is back in Dallas
wearing a different number is , and even though bringing him back could make the offense better, not everyone thinks the Cowboys have done enough to make the running back position stronger., albeit After not picking any running backs in the draft, FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt doesn’t think the Cowboys’ running backs are good enough yet.Klatt said recently: “When
Jonathon Brooks was picked, I thought ‘That’s okay for Dallas. Be patient and now you have a couple of guys in the third round you can pick.’
“So, we get to the third round – they had two picks in the third round… They pick guard Cooper Beebe from Kansas State. Interesting, because people don’t all agree on who the best interior offensive lineman is.” One player Klatt thinks the Cowboys will wish they picked isformer USC standout Marshawn Lloyd
, who was picked by the
Green Bay Packers in the third round.Klatt said: “This is one of those picks you look back on in a year and you think ‘Remember when Dallas didn’t pick Marshawn Lloyd in the third round? And now look at it.’ Marshawn Lloyd could be a guy who gets 100, 125 yards against Dallas at a big moment, while Dallas doesn’t have a good answer.” Find out how the Dallas Cowboys’ plan for obtaining players without a contract could result in a large number of compensatory draft picks in 2025. in the third round.
“This is one of those picks you look back on in a year with hindsight,” Klatt said. “And you say to yourself and you say ‘Do you remember when Dallas passed on Marshawn Lloyd in the third round? And now look at it.’ Marshawn Lloyd could be a back that goes for 100, 125 yards against Dallas in a big moment while Dallas doesn’t have an answer.”
