The Dallas Cowboys haven’t been the same since they traded pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark back in August of 2025. But, it’s a hurdle that they can certainly get over with the proper edge room.
Sure, the Dallas Cowboys miss Parsons, but the edge isn’t even expected to play for the first three to four games of the 2026-27 season, so it turned into a complicated arrangement, and Dallas could certainly have made a worse trade.
Now, it’s time for Dallas to look at ahead, and they may snag a stellar edge in the 2026 NFL draft. The event is slated for September 23 through 15 in Pittsburgh, and this is where the team could land an up-and-coming talent to take their pass rusher roster to the next level.
Dallas Cowboys Have the Chance to Take an Edge Early in the Draft to Help Replace Micah Parsons
Now that the NFL free agency period has gotten quiet and the majority of major trades have taken place, the picture is getting clearer on the holes still left to fill for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2026 NFL draft. One of those is edge, even though the Cowboys haven’t totally ignored this position.
In a Monday, April 13 feature for Yahoo Sports, Nate Tice and Charles McDonald lay out their picks for the draft in the first round. They select an absolute monster of a player for the Dallas Cowboys in edge Keldric Faulk out of Auburn.
“Faulk’s draft position varies wildly from evaluator to evaluator,” they note in the piece. “I am personally a fan who is willing to bet on his youth,” noting that he’s still 20, “S-tier run stopping ability, and pocket-pushing upside, but I understand if his lack of pass rush production and refinement could have you taking a more glass half-empty outlook.”
They add that Dallas needs to “keep bolstering their defense to match their potentially high-octane offense, and nabbing Faulk would add even more stoutness to the reworked front, with the added bonus of having experience playing from the inside as well.”
College Standout Has ‘Good Movement Skills’ and is a ‘Cultured Player’
Faulk’s official NFL profile calls him a player with a “long, developing frame, good movement skills and the potential for odd or even fronts once he gains more muscle mass.” It also notes that he’s a “culture player with high character who earns a grade bump based on his age,” again noting his young age at 20, “traits and advanced foundation.”
His profile continues, “A fluid athlete with good movement skills, he works around blocks with finesse but needs more assertive initial strikes to set firmer edges in gap control. His toughness and mentality suggest he’ll play through blocks more consistently in an NFL environment.”
Faulk, in my opinion, is a no-brainer pick for the Dallas Cowboys. He’s huge at 6-foot-6 and 276 pounds and would intimidate even the toughest Dallas opponents. Jones would be wise to snatch him up, if he’s available at their pick.
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