2026 Dallas Cowboys season

The 2026 season will be the Dallas Cowboys' 67th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Brian Schottenheimer. They will attempt to improve on their 7–9–1 record from 2025 and make the playoffs after a two-year absence.

OwnerJerry Jones

General managerJerry Jones

Head coachBrian Schottenheimer

Home stadiumAT&T Stadium

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2026 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner	Jerry Jones
General manager	Jerry Jones
Head coach	Brian Schottenheimer
Home stadium	AT&T Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
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Offseason

Signings

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Position	Player	Age	2025 team	Contract
QB	Sam Howell	25	Philadelphia Eagles	1 year, $2.5 million
WR	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	32	Pittsburgh Steelers	1 year, $1.487 million
C	Matt Hennessy	29	San Francisco 49ers	1 year, $1.4 million
DE	Jonathan Bullard	33	New Orleans Saints	1 year, no details
DE	Tyrus Wheat	26	Detroit Lions	1 year, $1.755 million
DT	Otito Ogbonnia	25	Los Angeles Chargers	1 year, $3 million
CB	Cobie Durant	28	Los Angeles Rams	1 year, $1.5 million
CB	Derion Kendrick	25	Los Angeles Rams	1 year, $1.145 million
S	P. J. Locke	29	Denver Broncos	1 year, $5 million
S	Jalen Thompson	27	Arizona Cardinals	3 years, $36 million

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Re-signings

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Position	Player	Age	Contract
RB	Javonte Williams	26	3 years, $24 million
DE	Sam Williams	25	1 year, $3 million
CB	Corey Ballentine	30	1 year, $1.3 million

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Trade acquisitions

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Position	Player	Age	2025 team	Traded away
DT	Rashan Gary	29	Green Bay Packers	2027 fourth-round selection
LB	Dee Winters	26	San Francisco 49ers	2026 fifth-round selection

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Departures

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Position	Player	Age	2026 team
QB	Will Grier	31	Carolina Panthers
RB	Miles Sanders	29	TBD
WR	Jalen Tolbert	27	Miami Dolphins
OT	Hakeem Adeniji	29	TBD
G	Robert Jones	27	San Francisco 49ers
C	Brock Hoffman	27	Pittsburgh Steelers
DE	Jadeveon Clowney	33	TBD
DE	Dante Fowler	32	Seattle Seahawks
DE	Payton Turner	27	Detroit Lions
DT	Osa Odighizuwa	28	San Francisco 49ers
DT	Solomon Thomas	31	Tennessee Titans
LB	Kenneth Murray	28	TBD
LB	Jack Sanborn	26	Chicago Bears
LB	Logan Wilson	29	Retired
CB	C. J. Goodwin	36	TBD
S	Juanyeh Thomas	26	Indianapolis Colts
S	Donovan Wilson	31	TBD

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Draft

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2026 Dallas Cowboys draft selections
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11	Caleb Downs	S	Ohio State	From Miami
	12	Traded to the Miami Dolphins
	20	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles
	23	Malachi Lawrence	DE	UCF	From Green Bay^[A] via Philadelphia
2	44	Traded to the New York Jets^[B]
3	76	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers^[C]
3	92	Jaishawn Barham	LB	Michigan	From San Francisco^[D]
4	112	Drew Shelton	OT	Penn State
	114	Devin Moore	CB	Florida	From Falcons via Eagles
	137	LT Overton	DT	Alabama	Compensatory selection; From Eagles
5	152	Traded to the San Francisco 49ers
	177	Traded to the Miami Dolphins			Compensatory selection
	180	Traded to the Miami Dolphins			Compensatory selection
6	193	Traded to the New York Giants
7	218	Anthony Smith	WR	East Carolina	From Titans^[E]
	221	Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals			From Giants^[F]
	225	Traded to the Tennessee Titans			From Chiefs^[G]
	228	Traded to the Buffalo Bills

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Draft trades

[A]
The Cowboys traded DE Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for DT Kenny Clark, as well as 2026 and 2027 first-round selections.^[1]
[B]
The Cowboys traded a 2026 second-round selection, a conditional 2027 first-round selection and DT Mazi Smith to the New York Jets in exchange for DT Quinnen Williams.^[2]
[C]
The Cowboys traded a 2026 third-round selection and a 2027 fifth-round selection to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for WR George Pickens and a 2027 sixth-round selection.^[3]
[D]
The Cowboys traded DT Osa Odighizuwa to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2026 third-round selection.^[4]
[E]
The Cowboys traded DT Solomon Thomas and a 2026 seventh-round selection to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round selection.^[5]
[F]
The Cowboys traded a 2026 seventh-round selection to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for LB Logan Wilson^[6]
[G]
The Cowboys traded DT Solomon Thomas and a 2026 seventh-round selection to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round selection.^[7]

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2026 Dallas Cowboys undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Camden Brown	WR	Georgia Southern	^[8]^[9]
Tommy Dunn Jr.	DT	Kansas
Sidney Fugar	OT	Baylor
Kelvin Gilliam	DT	Virginia Tech
Jordan Hudson	WR	SMU
Langston Patterson	LB	Vanderbilt
Shiyazh Pete	OT	Kentucky
Dominic Richardson	RB	Tulsa
DJ Rogers	TE	TCU
Michael Trigg	TE	Baylor
DJ Wingfield	G	USC
DJ Withers	DT	Kansas

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Staff

**Dallas Cowboys staff**
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	Front office Owner/president/general manager – Jerry Jones COO/executive vice president/director of player personnel – Stephen Jones Executive vice president/chief brand officer – Charlotte Jones Anderson Executive vice president/chief of sales – Jerry Jones Jr. Vice president of player personnel – Will McClay Senior director of football operations/football administration – Todd Williams Director of football administration and technology – Jason McKay Director of college scouting – Mitch LaPoint Assistant director of college scouting – Chris Vaughn Director of pro scouting – Alex Loomis Director of strategic football operations – John Park Director of salary cap/player contracts – Adam Prasifka Director of player development – Bryan Wansley Head coach Head coach – Brian Schottenheimer Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Klayton Adams Quarterbacks – Steve Shimko Running backs – Derrick Foster Assistant running backs – Jamel Mutunga Wide receivers – Junior Adams Assistant wide receivers – Stephen Bravo-Brown Tight ends – Lunda Wells Offensive line – Conor Riley Assistant offensive line/quality control – Kyle Fuller Pass game specialist – Ken Dorsey			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Christian Parker Defensive line – Marcus Dixon Assistant defensive line – Demeitre Brim Outside linebackers – Chidera Uzo-Diribe Inside linebackers – Scott Symons Assistant linebackers – J.J. Clark Defensive backs/pass game coordinator – Derrick Ansley Secondary – Ryan Smith Assistant secondary – Robert Muschamp Pass rush consultant - Brandon Jordan Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Nick Sorensen Assistant special teams – Carlos Polk Coaching Operations/Support staff Chief of staff – Tyler Boyles Game management coordinator – Ryan Feder Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Harold Nash Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith Assistant strength and conditioning – Kendall Smith Assistant strength and conditioning/sport science – Braylon Tatum → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Dallas Cowboys roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 16 Sam Howell 10 Joe Milton 4 Dak Prescott Running backs (RB) 30 Israel Abanikanda 23 Jaydon Blue 43 Malik Davis 40 Hunter Luepke FB 37 Phil Mafah 43 Dominic Richardson 33 Javonte Williams Wide receivers (WR) 6 Camden Brown 11 Parris Campbell 19 Ryan Flournoy 80 Traeshon Holden 18 Jordan Hudson 15 Tyler Johnson 88 CeeDee Lamb 81 Jonathan Mingo 3 George Pickens 83 Anthony Smith 9 KaVontae Turpin 84 Marquez Valdes-Scantling Tight ends (TE) 85 Princeton Fant 87 Jake Ferguson 49 DJ Rogers 86 Luke Schoonmaker 89 Brevyn Spann-Ford 46 Michael Trigg		Offensive linemen (OL) 66 T. J. Bass RG 56 Cooper Beebe C 52 Tyler Booker RG 69 Ajani Cornelius RT 60 Tyler Guyton LT 72 Matt Hennessy C 79 Marcellus Johnson RG 76 Trevor Keegan LG 61 Nick Leverett C 75 Shiyazh Pete LT 67 Drew Shelton RT 73 Tyler Smith LG 78 Terence Steele RT 71 Nathan Thomas LT Defensive linemen (DL) 98 Jonathan Bullard DE 97 Kenny Clark DT 95 Tommy Dunn DT 6 Donovan Ezeiruaku DE 7 Rashan Gary DE 94 Kelvin Gilliam DT 53 James Houston DE 96 Adedayo Odeleye DE 91 Otito Ogbonnia DT 99 LT Overton DE 93 Jay Toia DT 90 Tyrus Wheat DE 92 Quinnen Williams DT 54 Sam Williams DE 59 D.J. Withers DT		Linebackers (LB) 55 Jaishawn Barham OLB 45 Justin Barron OLB 50 Shemar James MLB 91 Isaiah Land OLB 57 Malachi Lawrence OLB 35 Marist Liufau OLB 0 DeMarvion Overshown MLB 47 Langston Patterson MLB 42 Curtis Robinson MLB 53 Dee Winters OLB Defensive backs (DB) 36 Corey Ballentine CB 14 Markquese Bell SS 26 DaRon Bland CB 25 Trikweze Bridges CB 31 Josh Butler CB 21 Caelen Carson CB 48 Zion Childress CB 38 Alijah Clark S 13 Caleb Downs S 2 Cobie Durant CB 28 Malik Hooker FS 15 Derion Kendrick CB 1 P. J. Locke SS 29 Devin Moore CB 34 Shavon Revel CB 27 Reddy Steward CB 34 Jalen Thompson FS 32 Julius Wood S Special teams (ST) 5 Bryan Anger P 17 Brandon Aubrey K 44 Trent Sieg LS		87 active, 1 unsigned As of May 9, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Cowboys' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced on May 14—in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

Schedule

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Week	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Venue	TV
1	September 13	7:20 p.m.	at New York Giants	MetLife Stadium	NBC
2	September 20	3:25 p.m.	Washington Commanders	AT&T Stadium	Fox
3	September 27	3:25 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens	Maracanã Stadium (Rio de Janeiro)	CBS
4	October 4	12:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium	Fox
5	October 8	7:15 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	AT&T Stadium	Prime Video
6	October 18	7:20 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	NBC
7	October 26	7:15 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field	ESPN
8	November 1	12:00 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals	AT&T Stadium	Fox
9	November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis Colts	Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
10	November 15	3:25 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers	AT&T Stadium	Fox
11	November 22	12:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans	AT&T Stadium	Fox
12	November 26	3:30 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles	AT&T Stadium	Fox
13	December 7	7:15 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks	Lumen Field	ESPN
14	Bye
15	December 20	3:25 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams	SoFi Stadium	CBS
16	December 27	7:20 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars	AT&T Stadium	NBC
17	January 3	12:00 p.m.	New York Giants	AT&T Stadium	Fox
18	January 9/10	TBD	at Washington Commanders	Northwest Stadium	TBD

2026 Dallas Cowboys season

Offseason

Signings

Re-signings

Trade acquisitions

Departures

Draft

Staff

Current roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Notes

References

External links

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