List of Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks

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Head shot of Troy Aikman.
The Cowboys drafted quarterback Troy Aikman first overall in the 1989 NFL draft. Aikman spent his entire 12-year career with Dallas and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.[1][2]

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.[3] The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in Template:Nfly and have played their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, since 2009.[4][5]

The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting",[6][7][8] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment.[9] 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.[10]

Since the team's first draft, the Cowboys have selected 61 players in the first round.[11] 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.[4][12] The Cowboys have drafted first overall three times, selecting Ed "Too Tall" Jones in 1974, Troy Aikman in 1989, and Russell Maryland in 1991.[11] In the most recent draft, held in 2025, the Cowboys selected Alabama guard Tyler Booker.[13]

The Cowboys did not draft a player in the first round on eleven occasions.[11] 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.[14] 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.[15][16]

Player selections

Emmitt Smith in a suit at Super Bowl 44.
Running back Emmitt Smith was drafted by the Cowboys in 1990 and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010. He spent 13 seasons with the Cowboys, during which time he was named NFL MVP, was a 5-time All-Pro, made eight Pro Bowls, and became the league's all-time leader in career rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.[17][18][19][20]
Randy White signing autographs.
Randy White was drafted by the Cowboys with the 2nd overall pick of the 1975 NFL draft. He spent his whole career with the Cowboys, during which time he was a seven-time first-team All-Pro, nine-time Pro Bowler, and Super Bowl XII MVP.[21] White was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994 and was selected for the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.[22][23]
Michael Irvin smiling and from about the waste up in a brown suit.
Wide receiver Michael Irvin was drafted with the 11th pick of the 1988 NFL draft.[24] Irvin spent his whole career with the Cowboys, during which time he was a three-time All-Pro, five-time Pro Bowler, and led the league in receiving yards in Template:Nfly.[24][25] A member of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, he was selected to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.[25][26]
Micah Parsons from about the waist up in a Dallas Cowboys jersey and no helmet.
Micah Parsons is a linebacker who was drafted 12th overall in the 2021 NFL draft.[27] He has been an All-Pro and Pro Bowler every season he's been in the NFL and won the 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year Award.[27] He was also the recipient of the 2021 Butkus Award.[28]
Key
Symbol Meaning
Template:Dagger Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* Selected number one overall
Template:Double dagger Selected number one overall and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Position abbreviations
C Center
CB Cornerback
DB Defensive back
DE Defensive end
DT Defensive tackle
G Guard
LB Linebacker
QB Quarterback
RB Running back
S Safety
T Tackle
TE Tight end
WR Wide receiver
Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks by season
Season Pick[11] Player[11] Position[11] College[11] Notes
1961 13 Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger DT TCU Original pick traded to Washington Redskins.Template:Efn-ua Pick received from Cleveland Browns.Template:Efn-ua
1962 Script error: No such module "Sort". Pick traded to Cleveland BrownsTemplate:Efn-ua
1963 6 Script error: No such module "Sort". LB Alabama
1964 4 Script error: No such module "Sort". T Texas Signed for the AFL's Houston Oilers instead[16]
1965 5 Script error: No such module "Sort". QB California
1966 5 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Iowa
1967 Script error: No such module "Sort". Pick traded to Houston OilersTemplate:Efn-ua
1968 20 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE Alabama
1969 24 Script error: No such module "Sort". RB Yale
1970 23 Script error: No such module "Sort". RB West Texas State
1971 25 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE USC
1972 26 Script error: No such module "Sort". RB Boston College
1973 20 Script error: No such module "Sort". TE Michigan State
1974 1 Script error: No such module "Sort".* DE Tennessee State Pick received from Houston OilersTemplate:Efn-ua
22 Script error: No such module "Sort". RB NC State
1975 2 Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger LB Maryland Pick received from New York GiantsTemplate:Efn-ua
18 Script error: No such module "Sort". LB Langston
1976 27 Script error: No such module "Sort". DB Wyoming
1977 2 Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger RB Pittsburgh Moved up draft order in trades with San Diego ChargersTemplate:Efn-ua and Seattle SeahawksTemplate:Efn-ua
1978 28 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE Michigan State
1979 27 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Tennessee
1980 Script error: No such module "Sort". Pick traded to Baltimore ColtsTemplate:Efn-ua
1981 26 Script error: No such module "Sort". T Missouri
1982 25 Script error: No such module "Sort". DB Kentucky State
1983 23 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE Arizona State
1984 25 Script error: No such module "Sort". LB Texas A&M
1985 17 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE Michigan
1986 18 Script error: No such module "Sort". WR UCLA Moved up draft order in trade with San Francisco 49ersTemplate:Efn-ua
1987 12 Script error: No such module "Sort". DT Nebraska
1988 11 Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger WR Miami (FL)
1989 1 Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger QB UCLA
1990 17 Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger RB Florida Original pick forfeited in 1989 supplemental draft.[29] Pick received from Minnesota Vikings.Template:Efn-ua Moved up draft order in trade with Pittsburgh Steelers.Template:Efn-ua
1991 1 Script error: No such module "Sort".* DT Miami (FL) Pick received from Minnesota Vikings.Template:Efn-ua Moved up draft order in trade with New England Patriots.Template:Efn-ua
12 Script error: No such module "Sort". WR Tennessee
20 Script error: No such module "Sort". DT Ole Miss Pick received from New Orleans Saints.Template:Efn-ua Moved down draft order in trades with New England PatriotsTemplate:Efn-ua and Washington Redskins.Template:Efn-ua
1992 17 Script error: No such module "Sort". DB Texas A&M Pick received from Minnesota Vikings.Template:Efn-ua Moved down draft order in trade with New England PatriotsTemplate:Efn-ua then up in trade with Atlanta Falcons.Template:Efn-ua
24 Script error: No such module "Sort". LB East Carolina
1993 Script error: No such module "Sort". Moved down draft order in trade with Green Bay PackersTemplate:Efn-ua
1994 23 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE Arizona State Moved up draft order in trade with San Francisco 49ersTemplate:Efn-ua
1995 Script error: No such module "Sort". Moved down draft order in trade with Tampa Bay BuccaneersTemplate:Efn-ua
1996 Script error: No such module "Sort". Moved down draft order in trade with Washington RedskinsTemplate:Efn-ua
1997 22 Script error: No such module "Sort". TE LSU Moved up draft order in trade with Philadelphia EaglesTemplate:Efn-ua
1998 8 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE North Carolina
1999 20 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE North Carolina Moved up draft order in trade with Seattle SeahawksTemplate:Efn-ua
2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". Pick traded to Seattle SeahawksTemplate:Efn-ua
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". Pick traded to Seattle SeahawksTemplate:Efn-ua
2002 8 Script error: No such module "Sort". S Oklahoma Moved down draft order in trade with Kansas City ChiefsTemplate:Efn-ua
2003 5 Script error: No such module "Sort". CB Kansas State
2004 Script error: No such module "Sort". Moved down draft order in trade with Buffalo BillsTemplate:Efn-ua
2005 11 Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger LB Troy
20 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE LSU Pick received from Buffalo BillsTemplate:Efn-ua
2006 18 Script error: No such module "Sort". LB Ohio State
2007 26 Script error: No such module "Sort". LB Purdue Moved down draft order in trade with Cleveland BrownsTemplate:Efn-ua then up in trade with Philadelphia EaglesTemplate:Efn-ua
2008 22 Script error: No such module "Sort". RB Arkansas Pick received from Cleveland BrownsTemplate:Efn-ua
25 Script error: No such module "Sort". CB South Florida Moved up draft order in trade with Seattle SeahawksTemplate:Efn-ua
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". Pick traded to Detroit LionsTemplate:Efn-ua
2010 24 Script error: No such module "Sort". WR Oklahoma State Moved up draft order in trade with New England PatriotsTemplate:Efn-ua
2011 9 Script error: No such module "Sort". T USC
2012 6 Script error: No such module "Sort". CB LSU Moved up draft order in trade with St. Louis RamsTemplate:Efn-ua
2013 31 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Wisconsin Moved down draft order in trade with San Francisco 49ersTemplate:Efn-ua
2014 16 Script error: No such module "Sort". T Notre Dame
2015 27 Script error: No such module "Sort". DB UConn
2016 4 Script error: No such module "Sort". RB Ohio State
2017 28 Script error: No such module "Sort". DE Michigan
2018 19 Script error: No such module "Sort". LB Boise State
2019 Script error: No such module "Sort". Pick traded to Oakland RaidersTemplate:Efn-ua
2020 17 Script error: No such module "Sort". WR Oklahoma
2021 12 Script error: No such module "Sort". LB Penn State Moved down draft order in trade with Philadelphia EaglesTemplate:Efn-ua
2022 24 Script error: No such module "Sort". T Tulsa
2023 26 Script error: No such module "Sort". DT Michigan
2024 29 Script error: No such module "Sort". T Oklahoma Moved down draft order in trade with Detroit LionsTemplate:Efn-ua
2025 13 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Alabama

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