Dallas Cowboys NFL Draft Breakdown: Picks, Needs, and Predictions

Dallas Cowboys 2021 NFL Draft breakdown… From team needs to when the big event kicks off. Everything you need to know about America’s Team all in one place. Dallas currently holds the 10th overall pick in the first-round and has a total of 10 overall selections at their disposal to hopefully upgrade the roster. Anything else you want to know you can find below.

Dallas Cowboys “War Room” Team

Owner/General Manager: Jerry Jones

Executive Vice President/Director of Player Personnel: Stephen Jones

Vice President of Player Personnel: Will McClay

Head Coach: Mike McCarthy

Offensive Coordinator: Kellen Moore

Defensive Coordinator: Dan Quinn

Special Teams Coach: John Fassel

2021 NFL Draft Details

Round 1: April 29, 8 PM ET (ESPN, ABC, NFL Network)

Round 2-3: April 30, 7 PM ET (ESPN, ABC, NFL Network)

Round 4-7: May 1, Noon ET (ESPN, ABC, NFL Network)

Cowboys’ Team Needs

Cornerback

Safety

Defensive Tackle

Defensive End

Linebacker

Offensive Tackle

Cowboys’ 2021 Draft Picks & Predictions

ROUND | PICK | PREDICTION
1 | 10 | Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
2 | 44 | Payton Turner, EDGE, Houston
3 | 75 | Tommy Togiai, DT, Ohio State
3 | 99 | Pete Werner, LB, Ohio State
4 | 115 | D’Ante Smith, OT, East Carolina
4 | 138 | Ar’Darius Washington, S, TCU
5 | 179 | Dazz Newsome, WR, Norrth Carolina
6 | 192 | JaCoby Stevens, S/LB, LSU
6 | 227 | Kene Nwangwu, RB, Iowa State
7 | 238 | William Sherman, OG/C, Colorado

Day 1 breakdown:

Depending on how the first nine picks play out, I think there’s a good chance Jaycee Horn is the top player on the board when the Dallas Cowboys are on the clock with the 10th overall pick. You can call it a gut feeling if you want, but I also think he could be Dan Quinn’s preferred CB1. Penei Sewell, Kyle Pitts, Rashawn Slater, and Patrick Surtain II are all options as well, but there’s a good chance most, if not all, of them don’t slide to the Cowboys. That leaves Horn to be the plug-and-play CB opposite Trevon Diggs for the foreseeable future if they don’t trade down.

Day 2 breakdown:

In the second and third round on the Day 2 of the 2021 NFL Draft I get the feeling the Dallas Cowboys will be targeting defensive ends and tackles as well as linebackers. There’s no way of knowing which direction they will go with each pick, but they’ve had coaches and scouts in attendance at Houston’s and Ohio State’s Pro Days to watch Cougars’ DE Payton Turner and Ohio State’s DT Tommy Togiai and LB Pete Werner. All three players play a position of need and should contribute early and often as rookies.

Day 3 breakdown:

On Day 3 in rounds 4-7 I have the Dallas Cowboys targeting players with starting potential in the not-too-distant future who would provide much-needed depth at several positions in the meantime. D’Ante Smith to be Tyron Smith’s eventual replacement, Ar’Darius Washington to compete for the starting FS job, Dazz Newsome for WR depth and special teams (punt returner), and a S/LB tweener for depth at both positions. With the final two picks the Cowboys get a RB with excellent special teams value and a versatile interior offensive lineman to potentially replace Joe Looney.