Dallas billionaire Jerry Jones is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys and a real estate and energy investor. He was inducted into the

The Dallas Cowboys moved up to pick Caleb Downs 11th overall. Brian Schottenheimer, the head coach, talked about his role in the defense right after the pick. On April 24, 2026, Calvin Watkins of Dallas News and DMN Cowboys tweeted that Schottenheimer had confirmed that Downs would play the nickel.

The Dallas Cowboys own the No. 12 pick in the 2026 NFL draft on Thursday night. On Wednesday Jerry Jones sat down to talk to the press alongside his son Stephen Jones, head coach Brian Schottenheimer, and vice president of football operations Will McClay.

So that slip by Jones likely indicates the Cowboys are starting their 2026 campaign against the New York Giants. It would be the first time since 2023 they've opened the season, however they met six of eight times during the end of the 2010 decade.

For the first two days of the NFL Draft 2026, the Dallas Cowboys focused heavily on defense following their historically poor 2025 campaign. During the Cowboys’ post-draft conference on Day 2, Jerry Jones admitted his mistake of ruining the playoff chances by not paying attention to the alarming defense needs.