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Cam Jordan is still a free agent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dallas Cowboys could be a fit for Jordan, too. After trading Micah Parsons last season, they haven\u2019t quite recovered. They were seemingly in on Maxx Crosby, but nothing ever came of it,\u201d Pressnell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result, they could pivot to the more affordable Jordan in an attempt to open their Super Bowl window a bit wider this season. It could make sense. The fact that Jordan isn\u2019t likely to land a big deal makes it even more realistic,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to fathom Jordan playing in another uniform after he has spent the past 15 seasons with the Saints, but the franchise legend has made it clear he isn\u2019t afraid to move on.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, I\u2019d love to be in New Orleans, but at the same time, if the cents doesn\u2019t make sense, then we have to find our own path,\u201d Jordan said of possibly leaving the Saints in 2026.<\/p>\n

Jordan\u2019s career looked to be winding down in 2023 and 2024, but the 36-year old exploded for 10.5 sacks last season, which was his first double-digit sack campaign since 2021.<\/p>\n

In the three years before his impressive 2025 showing, Jordan had tallied just 14.5 sacks, including four in 2024 and two in 2023. There\u2019s clearly still some juice left in the bottle, and the Cowboys should be looking to get one last cup.<\/p>\n

Assuming he can recreate or even come close to recreating what he did last season, Jordan would amount to a sizeable upgrade considering nobody on Dallas\u2019 roster had more than 8.5 sacks during the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n

Spotrac projects a one-year, $6.7 million deal for Jordan, which is well within the range the Cowboys can afford, and a one-year deal with Jordan would not preclude Dallas from taking an edge rusher in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What Dallas would be getting with this Commodore should he come to the Cowboys.<\/p>\n

Eli Stowers is one of the most fascinating players in the entire 2026 NFL Draft. He was one of the top quarterback prospects in his recruiting class, but made the switch to tight end at Texas A&M in 2021. But then he moved back to quarterback in 2023 before transferring to New Mexico State, where he bounced back and forth from QB to TE.
\nBut he found a home at tight end for Vanderbilt and has since parlayed two productive seasons into a player who could be selected inside the top-50 picks in the NFL Draft. How does he stack up compared to the rest of the tight ends in this class? And could he be a Day 1 starter? Let\u2019s dive into the scouting report of this former Vanderbilt star heading into the 2026 Draft:<\/p>\n

Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers 2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report<\/strong><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 6036<\/p>\n

Weight<\/strong>: 239 pounds<\/p>\n

40 Yard Dash Time:<\/strong> 4.51 (1.59 10-yard split)<\/p>\n

Recruiting: <\/strong>4-star recruit, No. 106 ranked nationally, No. 12 ranked QB<\/p>\n

College Production: <\/strong>45 games, 146 receptions, 1,773 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reliving the Cowboys biggest draft blunders in the last decade.<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s fair to say the Dallas Cowboys have drafted well enough over the last 10 years to avoid being called a disaster. I also believe it\u2019s fair to say some of their misses have been brutal, and I\u2019m not talking about random late-round picks nobody remembers. These are the kind of draft mistakes that have stuck with me for years. These are the types of picks I had to talk myself into on draft night, only to look back later and realize Dallas got almost nothing out of them.<\/p>\n

We will be looking at the 10 biggest draft mistakes the Dallas Cowboys have had over the last 10 years, and I\u2019m ranking them by draft value, lack of production, and how much the misses hurt Dallas moving forward. I did not include the 2025 draft class because it\u2019s still too early, and I\u2019m not going to force recent names too high just to say I did. I think the biggest problem has been that when the Cowboys miss early in the draft, they miss hard.<\/p>\n

10. Viliami Fehoko Jr., DE, 2023 Fourth Round, No.129 Overall<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s not pretend a fourth-round miss is supposed to crush a franchise. I still think it belongs on the list because Dallas has spent a lot of picks trying to build out the defensive front, and when those mid-round swings don\u2019t hit, the depth starts getting exposed in a hurry. That is how I look at Viliami Fehoko Jr. Dallas used pick 129 on him in 2023, and he never became part of the plan. That is not the kind of return I want when the team is trying to find cheap, useful defensive line help. Nick Herbig went to the Pittsburgh Steelers three picks later at 132.<\/p>\n

9. Reggie Robinson II, CB, 2020 Fourth Round, No.123<\/p>\n

Dallas got almost nothing out of this pick. I can live with a fourth-round miss, every team has them, but when you\u2019re drafting for depth at corner, and the player barely gives you anything, I have a hard time calling it anything but a miss. That is where Reggie Robinson lands. He was taken with a fourth-round pick in 2020, and the Cowboys did not get any value in return. That may not be franchise-changing, but it is still a wasted pick. Safety Jaylinn Hawkins went 11 picks later to the Atlanta Falcons, and safety L\u2019Jarius Sneed was picked at 138 by Kansas City. These two players have a combined 18 interceptions since being drafted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Guess stranger things have happened.<\/p>\n

Let it be understood that nothing is impossible during the NFL draft. We have each gone into different drafts thinking that there was no way <\/em>that the Dallas Cowboys or any other NFL team would do one thing or another, only to find out that that was their plan all along. It is an adventure that every team chooses for themselves and predicting that adventure is tough business.<\/p>\n

Understanding this, it feels like there is <\/em>something that is pretty impossible for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n

This SB Nation mock draft has an insane Cowboys trade<\/p>\n

Recently Doug Farrar authored a two-round mock draft for SB Nation and the Cowboys result feels pretty far out there. We all know that saying that means that we are tempting fate. But Farrar had the Cowboys trading up <\/em>in the first round, climbing all the way into the top three.<\/p>\n

You may think that you have heard stranger things because the Cowboys defense was so bad last year and a certain defensive prospect could be worth risking it all. The thing is, Farrar has Dallas trading up to draft Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love.<\/p>\n

Farrar is fair in lauding Jeremiyah Love. Love is indeed one of the best overall prospects in the class. No disagreement there. But why on earth would the Cowboys be moving up to get him? Why would they sacrifice their multiple <\/em>first-round picks to do so? This doesn\u2019t feel logical with regards to the current Cowboys needs.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s not forget either that Dallas brought Javonte Williams back in one of the first moves that they made this offseason. Last year proved that Williams is more than serviceable to play his role in the offense at large.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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