Cowboys draft: First-round recap and needs heading into Day 2

Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty ImagesThe Dallas Cowboys did what they hoped to do entering the first round—they traded out of pick No. 24 with the Detroit Lions to get another top-100 pick. The Cowboys traded No. 24 and a seventh-round pick in 2025 to get No. 73 in the third round from the Lions. The Lions overpaid for the pick but were eager to select one of the top cornerbacks in Terrion Arnold. Credit to Patrik Walker for proposing the trade in his mock draft this week.

So where did America’s Team go? With the 29th pick in the 2024 NFL draft, the Dallas Cowboys selected offensive tackle Tyler Guyton from Oklahoma. At nearly 6’8” and 322 pounds, the team gets an absolute mountain of a man at…