Cowboys Eliminated: Where Will Dallas Pick in Draft?

Draft position for Cowboys set with Kansas City-Pittsburgh outcome

Jeremy Brener | Jan 16, 2022

The Dallas Cowboys season has come to a close following a disappointing 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card Round Sunday.

The Cowboys now direct their focus to the offseason and the draft.

Depending on the outcome of tonight's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs, the first pick for the Cowboys will be either 23rd or 24th.

With the Chiefs win, the Steelers will be eliminated and draft 20th, meaning the Cowboys will draft 24th.

All the eliminated teams from this weekend will be moving into their spots, but the important thing for Cowboys Nation is where Dallas will settle in ...

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The Cowboys could go in a number of different directions with their first round draft pick. The team could draft a replacement for wide receiver Michael Gallup, who could possibly leave in free agency, or decide to take the defensive route, such as safety. Or, what about offensive line help?

The Cowboys, who finished 12-5 before Sunday's playoff failure against the San Francisco 49ers, don't have many glaring needs, which makes it difficult to forecast what the team will do with its first pick, but there will be more clarity as the offseason moves on. Maybe more than that, though, in the last two seasons at the very top of the draft, the Cowboys ignored "need'' and instead took "the best available athlete.'' That netted them receiver CeeDee Lamb two years ago and linebacker Micah Parsons a year ago. That seems to be a winning idea.

Published Jan 16, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.