The 2026 season is the Dallas Cowboys' 67th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Brian Schottenheimer. They will attempt to improve on their 7–9–1 record from 2025 and make the playoffs after a two-year absence.
The 2026 season was the Cowboys' first season since 2017 without cornerback C. J. Goodwin on the roster, as he announced his retirement on June 28.
The Cowboys had a steady start to the season, with a 2–2 record after 4 games.
Offseason
Signings
Position Player Age 2025 team Contract QB Sam Howell 25 Philadelphia Eagles 1 year, $2.5 million C Matt Hennessy 29 San Francisco 49ers 1 year, $1.4 million DE Jonathan Bullard 33 New Orleans Saints 1 year, $2 million DE Tyrus Wheat 26 Detroit Lions 1 year, $1.755 million DT Otito Ogbonnia 25 Los Angeles Chargers 1 year, $3 million LB Von Miller 37 Washington Commanders 1 year, $7.5 million CB Derion Kendrick 25 Los Angeles Rams 1 year, $1.145 million S P. J. Locke 29 Denver Broncos 1 year, $5 million S Jalen Thompson 27 Arizona Cardinals 3 years, $36 million
Re-signings Position Player Age Contract RB Javonte Williams 26 3 years, $24 million
Trade acquisitions Position Player Age 2025 team Traded awayOT Broderick Jones 25 Pittsburgh Steelers 2027 third and sixth-round selectionsDT Rashan Gary 29 Green Bay Packers 2027 fourth-round selectionLB Dee Winters 26 San Francisco 49ers 2026 fifth-round selection
Departures Position Player Age 2026 teamQB Will Grier 31 RetiredRB Miles Sanders 29 TBDWR Jalen Tolbert 27 Miami DolphinsOT Hakeem Adeniji 29 RetiredG Robert Jones 27 TBDC Brock Hoffman 27 Pittsburgh SteelersDE Jadeveon Clowney 33 Houston TexansDE Dante Fowler 32 Seattle SeahawksDE Payton Turner 27 Detroit Lions DE Sam Williams 27 Cleveland BrownsDT Osa Odighizuwa 28 San Francisco 49ersDT Solomon Thomas 31 Tennessee TitansLB Kenneth Murray 28 Houston TexansLB Jack Sanborn 26 Chicago BearsLB Logan Wilson 29 RetiredCB C. J. Goodwin 36 RetiredS Juanyeh Thomas 26 TBDS Donovan Wilson 31 TBD
Draft
+ 2026 Dallas Cowboys draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 11 Caleb Downs S Ohio State From Miami 12 Traded to the Miami Dolphins 20 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles From Green Bay 23 Malachi Lawrence DE UCF From Philadelphia 2 44 Traded to the New York Jets 3 76 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers 92 Jaishawn Barham LB Michigan From San Francisco 4 112 Drew Shelton OT Penn State 114 Devin Moore CB Florida From Falcons via Eagles 137 LT Overton DT Alabama Compensatory selection; From Eagles 5 152 Traded to the San Francisco 49ers 177 Traded to the Miami Dolphins Compensatory selection 180 Traded to the Miami Dolphins Compensatory selection 6 193 Traded to the New York Giants 7 218 Anthony Smith WR East Carolina From Titans 221 Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals From Giants 225 Traded to the Tennessee Titans From Chiefs 228 Traded to the Buffalo Bills
Draft trades
+ 2026 Dallas Cowboys undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Camden Brown WR Georgia Southern Tommy Dunn Jr. DT Kansas Sidney Fugar OT Baylor Kelvin Gilliam DT Virginia Tech Jordan Hudson WR SMU Langston Patterson LB Vanderbilt Shiyazh Pete OT Kentucky Dominic Richardson RB Tulsa DJ Rogers TE TCU Michael Trigg TE Baylor DJ Wingfield G USC DJ Withers DT Kansas
Staff
Current roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Seattle Seahawks W 17–7 1–0 Lumen Field Recap 2 at Arizona Cardinals W 34–13 2–0 State Farm Stadium Recap 3 New Orleans Saints L 24–27 2–1 AT&T Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 13 7:20p.m. at New York Giants L 20–28 0–1 MetLife Stadium NBC Recap 2 September 20 3:25p.m. Washington Commanders W 37–20 1–1 AT&T Stadium Fox Recap 3 September 27 3:25p.m. Baltimore Ravens L 31–34 1–2 Maracanã Stadium CBS Recap 4 October 4 12:00p.m. at Houston Texans W 34–30 2–2 Reliant Stadium Fox Recap 5 7:15p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers AT&T Stadium Prime Video 6 October 18 7:20p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field NBC 7 7:15p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field ESPN/ABC 8 November 1 12:00p.m. Arizona Cardinals AT&T Stadium Fox 9 November 8 12:00p.m. at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium Fox 10 November 15 3:25p.m. San Francisco 49ers AT&T Stadium Fox 11 November 22 12:00p.m. Tennessee Titans AT&T Stadium Fox 12 November 26 3:30p.m. Philadelphia Eagles AT&T Stadium Fox 13 7:15p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field ESPN/ABC 14 Bye 15 December 20 3:25p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium CBS 16 December 27 7:20p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars AT&T Stadium NBC 17 January 3 12:00p.m. New York Giants AT&T Stadium Fox 18 January 9/10 at Washington Commanders Northwest Stadium Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 6–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; Weeks 7 and 12 are exempt. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries Week 1: at New York Giants
This marked both the Cowboys' second straight loss to the Giants and the first time they lost consecutive road games in New York since 2015 and 2016.
Week 2: vs. Washington Commanders
During the game, Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes and he surpassed Tony Romo for the most passing touchdowns in Cowboys history.
Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens NFL International Series
Week 4: at Houston Texans
This marked the Cowboys' first win against the Texans since 2022 and their first win in Houston since 2010.
Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Standings Division
Conference
Notes
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