Would the Cowboys draft a wide receiver in the first round?

The Cowboys won’t negotiate with George Pickens in 2026, forcing him to play on the franchise tag. That isn't likely to make the Pro Bowl wide receiver happy. A trade, followed quickly by a long-term contract, would.

The Cowboys need defensive help in the worst way to improve a unit that ranked last in the NFL in surrendering a team-record 511 points. And they have two first-round draft picks to help the defense in a big way. Surely they wouldn't consider using one on an offense that ranked second in yards and seventh in points.

Right? "That's alive and well. Given the right circumstances, you have to look at offense," Jerry Jones said, via Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram .

In 2020, CeeDee Lamb slid to 17th, and the Cowboys, despite needing defensive help, selected the Oklahoma wide receiver. Lamb is a better player than any of the first-round defensive players drafted after the Cowboys' pick that year. Only Patrick Queen has made a Pro Bowl among that group of defenders.