The Dallas Cowboys continue to push all their chip into the middle, just two years after they announced to the world they would. Jerry Jones has pulled off another big trade, adding cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Week 4 move to help bolster the club's troubled defense.
Dallas traded two draft picks, a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick, in order to acquire the fourth-year star who has yet to suit up in a game this season. Porter's been citing a back injury after he and the club were unable to agree to an extension before the team's self-imposed Week 1 deadline. Pittsburgh refuses to negotiate with players in season.
On the Cowboys' side of things, it's yet another trade of future draft picks in order
to augment their 2026 roster. There's been so many moves, it's hard to keep track of just what picks Jones still has in his man purse.
Following the acquisition of Porter, Dallas has just three 2027 picks and six 2028 picks.
Here's a recap of what they have, and what's been sent out.
- 2027 1st-round pick (1)
- Cowboys traded the better of their own or Packers' pick (Parsons trade) to NYJ for Quinnen Williams
- 2027 2nd-round pick (1)
- Dallas still owns their own second-round pick
- 2027 3rd-round pick (0)
- Own pick sent to Pittsburgh in trade for OT Broderick Jones
- 2027 4th-round pick (1)
- Own pick sent to Green Bay in Rashan Gary trade
- Steelers pick came back along with Broderick Jones
- 2027 5th-round pick (0)
- Own pick sent to Pittsburgh in 2025 George Pickens deal
- 2027 6th-round pick (0)
- Acquired Steelers' 6th in Pickens trade, sent back in Jones trade
- Sent own pick to Steelers in Joey Porter trade
- 2028 Picks
- 1st-Round Pick
2nd-Round Pick(sent to Steelers for Porter)- 3rd-Round Pick
- 4th-Round Pick
- 5th-Round Pick
- 6th-Round Pick (2)
- Own pick + Saints pick
7th-Round Pick(sent to Saints with Asim Richards)
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Recap of Cowboys draft picks for 2027, 2028 after Porter trade
