What do you want the Cowboys to do on Day 2 of the NFL Draft?
The Dallas Cowboys decided to stay at pick 12 in the first-round and select Alabama guard Tyler Booker to step in and replace the recently retired Zack Martin at right guard. Love it or hate it, Booker addresses a major need and should immediately upgrade the interior of the Cowboys offensive line for the foreseeable future.
The Cowboys still have a lot of work to do though. The selections they make in the second and third rounds on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft need to be equally impactful. Barring a trade, they currently hold the 44th overall pick in the second round and the 76th pick in the third round. With these two selections they should be able to find immediate impact players.
With all that in mind, let’s take a look at who the draft analysts are predicting the Dallas Cowboys will select on Day 2 at 44 and 76.
Ian Cummings, Pro Football Network
44) Dallas Cowboys: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
Will Johnson’s knee injury was bad enough to keep him out of Round 1 entirely, but the Cowboys are one team that could take a chance on him if the price is right. A CB trio of Johnson, Trevon Diggs, and DaRon Bland would be scary for opposing offenses.
76) Dallas Cowboys: Damien Martinez, RB, Miami (FL)
The Cowboys met with Damien Martinez twice in the lead-up to the 2025 NFL Draft. Assuming they target an RB on Day 2, he should be one of their top options. Despite his appearance as a volume back, Martinez has fluidity and savvy to go with his physicality.
Ian Cummings predicts the Cowboys address a couple of their other roster needs in the second and third round by drafting CB Will Johnson, who many thought could’ve been Dallas’ pick in the first-round at 12, and RB Damien Martinez.
Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic
44. Dallas Cowboys: Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa
The Cowboys were one of the pre-draft favorites to land Ashton Jeanty. With the Boise State running back off the board by pick No. 12, though, the Cowboys instead opted for another mauling guard, Tyler Booker. They have a chance to attack a deep RB class on Day 2.
76. Dallas Cowboys: Trey Harris, WR, Ole Miss
Nick Baumgardner predicts the Cowboys continue to upgrade the offensive side of the ball by drafting a new RB1 in Kaleb Johnson and adding a Robin to CeeDee Lamb’s Batman in Trey Harris.
Max Chadwick, Dalton Wasserman, Gordon McGuinness, Mason Cameron: Pro Football Focus
44. Dallas Cowboys: RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
Judkins is a strong north-to-south runner who generates impressive speed-to-power for consistent yards after the catch. However, his game lacks the creativity needed to consistently win in the NFL, independent of his offensive line. Behind a good line, he could rack up yards. Behind a subpar one, he could struggle to stand out.
76. Dallas Cowboys: WR Trey Harris, Ole Miss
Harris projects as an alluring WR3 type for an offense that likes to push the ball down the field. His route tree and separation rate leaves something to be desired, but he can keep the defense honest with his filled-stretching ability.
PFF predicts the Cowboys continue to upgrade the offensive side of the ball with a physical, hard-nosed RB Quinshon Judkins to boost the rushing attack and a big, physical WR Trey Harris to pair with CeeDee Lamb in the passing game.
BR Scouting department, Bleacher Report
44. Dallas Cowboys: RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State (7.5)
76. Dallas Cowboys: CB Cobee Bryant, Kansas (7.4)
The scouting department over at Bleacher Report believe the Cowboys will draft one of the more explosive RBs in the 2025 draft class in TreVeyon Henderson and fill a need at CB by drafting Cobee Bryant.
K.D. Drummond, Cowboys Wire
2.42 WR Luther Burden III, Missouri
There was a time in the pre-draft process where Burden was being mocked to the Cowboys at No. 12, so grabbing the electrifying wideout here in the second round is certainly worth a fifth-round pick to move up. Could you have lasted two more picks? Potentially, but it wasn’t worth it to find out.
3.71 RB RJ Harvey, UCF
K.D. Drummond gets a little trade “happy”, but he predicts the Cowboys draft a couple of dynamic playmaker’s who would add some juice to the offensive side of the ball in WR Luther Burden and RB RJ Harvey.
