FRISCO, Texas – After losing the 2024 season finale to the Washington Commanders and finishing the 2024 season with a 7-10 record, the Cowboys will select 12th overall in the upcoming 2025 NFL draft.
The last time the Cowboys had the 12th overall pick, it worked out pretty well for them, as they selected Micah Parsons out of Penn State in the 2021 NFL draft. Their 2025 12th overall pick will mark just the seventh time since 2000 that the Cowboys have picked within the top 15 of the first round.
Along with their first round selection, the Cowboys own their second (44th overall), third, fifth, and sixth round picks in the 2025 NFL draft.
In a trade with the Carolina Panthers, the Cowboys gained an additional seventh round pick alongside wide receiver Jonathan Mingo. In exchange, Dallas sent their 2025 fourth round pick back to Carolina. That marks back-to-back years that the Cowboys have traded their fourth round selections, with 2023's pick going to San Francisco in exchange for quarterback Trey Lance.
The current first round NFL draft order, excluding playoff teams, is as follows:
- Tennessee Titans
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Giants
- New England Patriots
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Las Vegas Raiders
- New York Jets
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orleans Saints
- Chicago Bears
- San Francisco 49ers
- Dallas Cowboys
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
- Atlanta Falcons
- Miami Dolphins
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Seattle Seahawks
