Brian Schottenheimer's first NFL draft as coach of the Dallas Cowboys comes after a run through free agency in which the club put the emphasis on defensive reinforcements.

The Dallas Cowboys have had a rough 2025 so far. They secured the 12th overall pick after finishing 7-10 last season and were “selectively aggressive” in free agency. All-world outside linebacker Micah Parsons hasn’t been extended,

Lamb inexplicably dropped down to the Cowboys at No. 17 overall in the first round of the 2020 draft, with just two other wide receivers selected in the first 16 picks. Dallas deviated from its original plan to take a defensive player and instead took Lamb, It was a slam dunk pick then, and it’s a slam dunk pick now.