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List of Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks

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List of Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks
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Head shot of Troy Aikman.
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The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference East Division. The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in and have played their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, since 2009.

The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.

Since the team's first draft, the Cowboys have selected 61 players in the first round. The team's first pick in their inaugural NFL draft was Bob Lilly, a defensive tackle from Texas Christian University; he was the 13th overall selection. The Cowboys have drafted first overall three times, selecting Ed "Too Tall" Jones in 1974, Troy Aikman in 1989, and Russell Maryland in 1991. In the most recent draft, held in 2025, the Cowboys selected Alabama guard Tyler Booker.

The Cowboys did not draft a player in the first round on eleven occasions. Seven of the team's first-round picks—Troy Aikman, Tony Dorsett, Michael Irvin, Bob Lilly, Emmitt Smith, DeMarcus Ware, and Randy White—have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. One of the team's first-round picks—Scott Appleton—chose to sign with the NFL's pre-merger direct competitor, the American Football League (AFL), instead.

Player selections

Emmitt Smith in a suit at Super Bowl 44.
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Randy White signing autographs.
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Michael Irvin smiling and from about the waste up in a brown suit.
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Micah Parsons from about the waist up in a Dallas Cowboys jersey and no helmet.
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SymbolMeaning*
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Selected number one overall
Selected number one overall and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Position abbreviationsCCBDBDEDTGLBQBRBSTTEWR
Center
Cornerback
Defensive back
Defensive end
Defensive tackle
Guard
Linebacker
Quarterback
Running back
Safety
Tackle
Tight end
Wide receiver
SeasonPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes19611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
13DTTCUOriginal pick traded to Washington Redskins. Pick received from Cleveland Browns.
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Pick traded to Cleveland Browns
6LBAlabama
4TTexasSigned for the AFL's Houston Oilers instead
5QBCalifornia
5GIowa
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Pick traded to Houston Oilers
20DEAlabama
24RBYale
23RBWest Texas State
25DEUSC
26RBBoston College
20TEMichigan State
1*DETennessee StatePick received from Houston Oilers
22RBNC State
2LBMarylandPick received from New York Giants
18LBLangston
27DBWyoming
2RBPittsburghMoved up draft order in trades with San Diego Chargers and Seattle Seahawks
28DEMichigan State
27CTennessee
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Pick traded to Baltimore Colts
26TMissouri
25DBKentucky State
23DEArizona State
25LBTexas A&M
17DEMichigan
18WRUCLAMoved up draft order in trade with San Francisco 49ers
12DTNebraska
11WRMiami (FL)
1QBUCLA
17RBFloridaOriginal pick forfeited in 1989 supplemental draft. Pick received from Minnesota Vikings. Moved up draft order in trade with Pittsburgh Steelers.
1*DTMiami (FL)Pick received from Minnesota Vikings. Moved up draft order in trade with New England Patriots.
12WRTennessee
20DTOle MissPick received from New Orleans Saints. Moved down draft order in trades with New England Patriots and Washington Redskins.
17DBTexas A&MPick received from Minnesota Vikings. Moved down draft order in trade with New England Patriots then up in trade with Atlanta Falcons.
24LBEast Carolina
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Moved down draft order in trade with Green Bay Packers
23DEArizona StateMoved up draft order in trade with San Francisco 49ers
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Moved down draft order in trade with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Moved down draft order in trade with Washington Redskins
22TELSUMoved up draft order in trade with Philadelphia Eagles
8DENorth Carolina
20DENorth CarolinaMoved up draft order in trade with Seattle Seahawks
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Pick traded to Seattle Seahawks
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Pick traded to Seattle Seahawks
8SOklahomaMoved down draft order in trade with Kansas City Chiefs
5CBKansas State
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Moved down draft order in trade with Buffalo Bills
11LBTroy
20DELSUPick received from Buffalo Bills
18LBOhio State
26LBPurdueMoved down draft order in trade with Cleveland Browns then up in trade with Philadelphia Eagles
22RBArkansasPick received from Cleveland Browns
25CBSouth FloridaMoved up draft order in trade with Seattle Seahawks
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Pick traded to Detroit Lions
24WROklahoma StateMoved up draft order in trade with New England Patriots
9TUSC
6CBLSUMoved up draft order in trade with St. Louis Rams
31CWisconsinMoved down draft order in trade with San Francisco 49ers
16TNotre Dame
27DBUConn
4RBOhio State
28DEMichigan
19LBBoise State
''{{sortnameNopick0nolink=1}}''Pick traded to Oakland Raiders
17WROklahoma
12LBPenn StateMoved down draft order in trade with Philadelphia Eagles
24TTulsa
26DTMichigan
29TOklahomaMoved down draft order in trade with Detroit Lions
12GAlabama

Notes

References

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