2026 NFL Draft Day 2: Cowboys continue to make additions to defense

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - The 2026 NFL Draft continues this evening with the second and third round. The Dallas Cowboys currently hold one pick tonight, coming in at No. 92 overall in the third round.

Follow this page for live updates on what the Cowboys and the rest of the NFL do during tonight's proceedings.

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10:10 p.m.: 2026 NFL Draft Day 2 ends

The second day of the 2026 NFL Draft has come to an end with the Jacksonville Jaguars selecting Maryland safety Jalen Huskey with the No. 100 pick.

Day 3 of the draft starts at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning. The Cowboys have several picks to make, starting with No. 112 overall.

The team also has the No. 114, No. 137, and No. 218 picks.

9:50 p.m.: Cowboys draft another defensive end

With the No. 92 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Cowboys drafted Jaishawn Barham, a defensive end from Michigan.

Barham earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention status in 2025, racking up 4 sacks, 32 tackles and 10 tackles for loss for a 9-4 Wolverines team.

He's the second defensive end taken by the team in this year's NFL Draft, with the Cowboys making UCF defensive end Malachi Nelson the No. 23 overall pick yesterday. 

6:55 p.m.: Cowboys acquire linebacker from 49ers

Though the Cowboys haven't made any draft picks tonight so far, that hasn't stopped them from making other moves.

The team traded for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dee Winters. Dallas sent a fifth round pick (No. 152 overall) to complete the swap.

Drafted by the 49ers in 2023, Winters has played in 47 career games. He started 17 games for the 49ers last season, totaling 101 combined tackles (67 solo tackles), 8 tackles for loss and one interception.

Winters played his college ball in North Texas, starring for the TCU Horned Frogs from 2019 to 2022. He was a key piece of the Horned Frogs team that made it to the 2023 CFP National Championship Game.

This is the second offseason trade the Cowboys have made with the 49ers. In March, Dallas sent defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa to San Francisco for the third round pick the Cowboys currently own (No. 92).

6 p.m.: 2026 NFL Draft Day 2 begins

The second day of the 2026 NFL Draft has begun, with the San Francisco 49ers using the No. 33 overall pick to take Ole Miss wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling.

Cowboys fans will have to wait a few hours to see who America's Team takes. Dallas' first pick (currently) tonight comes in at No. 92. The last pick of the evening is No. 100 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Day 1 recap

The backstory:

On Thursday, the Cowboys added two players to their team with the intent of improving a dreadful defense.

With the No. 11 pick, the Cowboys took Ohio State safety Caleb Downs. The All-American player helped Ohio State win the national championship in 2024 and won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2025 as the best defensive back in the nation.

Dallas traded up with the Miami Dolphins to get Downs, sending the No. 12 pick and two fifth round picks to move up to No. 11.

The Cowboys made another trade later in the evening, moving back from the No. 20 pick to the No. 23 pick. The Philadelphia Eagles sent the Cowboys two fourth round picks as well.

With the No. 23 pick, the Cowboys took UCF defensive end Malachi Lawrence. Lawrence was named to the All-Big 12 team in 2025 and should help the team's pass rushing unit immediately.

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