The Dallas Cowboys are not big spenders in free agency. This has been something we have grown accustomed to for quite some time now. But while they shy away from that part of roster building, they have been quite active in making trades. Going back to the last three seasons, here are the players they have acquired (taking out the late-round pick swaps/additions).
2023
Stephon Gilmore - 5th round pick (2023)
Brandin Cooks - 5th round pick (2023) + 6th round pick (2024)
Trey Lance - 4th round pick (2024)
2024
Jonathan Mingo - 4th round pick (2025)
Jordan Phillips - 6th round pick (2026)
George Pickens - 3rd round pick (2026) + 5th round pick (2027)
Joe Milton - 5th round pick (2025)
Kenneth Murray - 6th round pick (2025)
Kaiir Elam - 5th round pick (2025) + 7th round pick (2026)
The team has also done a couple of player swaps, who coincidentally were cornerbacks, by trading Nahshon Wright for Andrew Booth last year and Kelvin Joseph for Noah Igbinoghene the year before that.