The Cowboys are close to the middle of the pack when it comes to NFL Draft capital.
We can all understand that the Dallas Cowboys are not going to tank their season. Players, coaches, staffers… nobody affiliated with the team is going to actively try to lose.
Understanding that, the winning that they are doing is really impacting their future draft capital. As we have discussed as of late, the Cowboys have won three of their last four games. With that being the case they currently hold the 14th overall pick in the NFL Draft.
Tankathon
The Cowboys are the only team of the bottom 18 (aka the non-playoff groups) who can claim that they have won three of their last four. The teams near the top of the draft order are either fully committed to their own tank or are even worse than we think the Cowboys are this season.
On the subject of playoffs, all three games remaining for Dallas are against teams currently projected to reach the postseason tournament. This means that Dallas can’t lose to a team and pick up double the ground on them in this particular race like they could have if they’d lost to the Carolina Panthers for example.
For what it’s worth, the Cowboys are underdogs this week and likely will be for their final two games as well. If we assume that they finish the season with six wins then it is possible (pretty low odds, though) that they could squeak into the top 10, but just barely.
We are looking at something around picks 13-16 in all likelihood as far as the first round is concerned.
