The Malachi Lawrence reason Cowboys were happy to trade down with NFC East rival Eagles
Dallas must've been confident it could land this guy.
The Malachi Lawrence reason Cowboys were happy to trade down with NFC East rival Eagles originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Dallas Cowboys made the surprise decision during Thursday night's NFL Draft first round to trade with the Philadelphia Eagles .
They knew what they were doing, though. They got exactly who they wanted three picks later. The Cowboys were originally at No.
20. They gave that to the Eagles for pick 23 and more. And then at the 23rd spot, they took Malachi Lawrence out of Central Florida, an edge rusher.
2026 NFL DRAFT HQ: Live tracker | Pick-by-pick grades | Best players still available Eagles-Cowboys draft pick trade details This was reported by multiple insiders: Eagles get: 20th pick; seventh-round pick Cowboys get: 23rd pick, 114th pick, 137th pick BEST DRAFT NAMES: Ephesians Prysock | R Mason Thomas | DeVonta Smith | Zxavian Harris Why did Cowboys trade down? Dallas was confident it could land Lawrence. The Cowboys picked up a couple of mid-round picks in the process.