Offseason 2026 w/ draft

[DasTex]

FA, restructure and resigns

Dak, Lamb, Smith, Bland - restructured
Clark - extension, lowering cap hit
Hooker, Steele, Schoonmaker - released

Sitting at approx $87 million in cap space to work with

Pickens - Franchise Tag - approx $25 million cap hit
Aubrey - resigned 3 yr $17m- cap number at $4m
Clowney - resigned 2 yr $20m - cap figure $8m

FA:
Quay Walker - LB (Green Bay) - 3yr $20m - $5m cap
Alontae Taylor - CB (New Orleans) - 3yr $36m - $7m cap
Kam Curl - S (Rams) - 3 yr $28m - $6m cap
Cole Van Lanen - OT (Jags) 3 yr $36m - $8m cap
Some smaller signings - vet DE, TE and S. - $12m cap hits total

Leaves approx $13m in cap space left

Draft: PFN simulator

Two Trades:
Picks 12/177 to Cleveland for 28/39
Then traded 28 to Chicago for 29/93

21. Jermod McCoy - CB Tenn
29. CJ Allen - LB Georgia
39. Matayo Uiagalelei - DE Oregon
93. Bray Hubbard - S Alabama
112. Nicholas Singleton - RB Penn St.
152. Jude Bowry - OT Boston College
UDFA - Cade Klubnik - QB Clemson

Downs, Bailey, Love, Reese all taken before 12 - Styles, Woods, Fano available but took trade down


2026 Dallas Cowboys:

QB - Dak, Milton, Klubnik
RB - Singleton, Blue, Mafah, Leupke
WR - Lamb, Pickens, Flournoy, Turpin, Mingo
TE - Ferguson, Spann-Ford, Vet
LT - Van Lanen, Bowry
LG - Smith, Bass
C - Beebe, Hoffman
RG - Booker, Vet or UDFA
RT - Guyton, Thomas

DE - Ezeiruaku,Uiagalelei
DT - Williams, Toia
DT - Clark, Osa
DE - Clowney, Vet
LB - Overshown, Liufau
LB - Walker, Wilson
LB - Allen, James
CB - Bland, Carson
CB - McCoy, Revel Jr.
Slot - Taylor
SS - Curl, Clark
FS - Hubbard, Bell

P - Anger
K - Aubrey
LS - Sieg

 

[Landryhat73]

Like the positions used in free agency. Think Walker is going to sign a much larger contract than 3 year $20 million. Might approach close to $17-18 million a year. Definitely need veterans in the secondary. Would like to add a veteran in the backfield and don't think Williams will be that expensive to retain. Was Bain available in the mock? Would love to come out of the draft with a young edge because we didn't get any pressure on the QB this year.

 

[DasTex]

Like the positions used in free agency. Think Walker is going to sign a much larger contract than 3 year $20 million. Might approach close to $17-18 million a year. Definitely need veterans in the secondary. Would like to add a veteran in the backfield and don't think Williams will be that expensive to retain. Was Bain available in the mock? Would love to come out of the draft with a young edge because we didn't get any pressure on the QB this year.

Agreed on Walker - I had him at $15-17 a year, not sure how I did that math. LOL. That would still be fine with me as I think he would be a great fit in Dallas.
Bain was not available

On RB - I think we might if we don't get a capable starter in the draft...so it would be a late signing. Williams is likely to get too rich of a deal for me to want to resign him...but if we could get him around $6m a year, I'd bring in back on a short term deal. I'm guessing he gets around 9-10m

 

[bleachedwheat]

Quay Walker and Alontae Taylor would be really hard to pry away from their respective teams. Good players and that's probably why they are re-signed early in FA.

Solid draft. Especially, if you can turn Singleton into a useful player again. Klubnik, will be drafted. He will probably go to a team like the Colts or Rams in the 4th or 5th round.

 

[RandyOh]

Kudos on all the work done on this offseason plan but it fails to fix the biggest need that elevates the rest of the defense which is pass rush. Sure Walker can blitz and Uiagalelei could be a great player in time, but just adding a rookie, a low cost rotation vet, and hoping Ezeiruaku takes a huge step forward is a big gamble.