The Dallas Cowboys completed a trade with the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday to acquire wide receiver Jonathan Mingo and a 2025 seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round draft pick.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said prior to the
deadline that the team was looking to add a wide receiver and is “not selling,” despite the slow start to the year, according to The Athletic’s Jon Machota.
Dallas will now begin to integrate Mingo into the offensive system as the team looks to make a late push for the playoffs despite multiple
major injuries suffered by key players on the team.
Here is how The Dallas Express would grade the trade from both the Cowboys’ and Panthers’ perspectives:
Cowboys Grade: C-
Mingo is still an incredibly young receiver with the athletic traits and potential to break out as a meaningful player in the future, but giving up a fourth-round pick was too much for a player of his caliber.
The second-year receiver was
selected with the eighth pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft and is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds, posting an impressive
4.46 40-yard dash time and a 39.5-inch vertical.
Mingo is also just 23 years old and will be on a cheap contract until the end of the 2026 season, meaning the Cowboys will have a chance to observe his growth and make decisions on his future in the coming seasons.