Here is what the pick Dallas sent in the Jonathan Mingo trade ultimately became.
Prior to last season’s trade deadline the Dallas Cowboys made a move to secure the future of their wide receiver group, at least that’s what it was in theory.
The Cowboys sent their fourth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for Jonathan Mingo. It is worth noting that Dallas also received a seventh-round pick (247 overall) from Carolina in return.
It was a difficult go for Mingo in Dallas as he played only 8 games across the second half of the season with the team. He finished with 5 catches (16 targets) for 46 yards.
Like with the Trey Lance trade last year it was always going to be interesting to see what the fourth-round pick in question (114 overall). That pick is officially in.
Got a DAWG in the backfield pic.twitter.com/DomRiLKMxQ
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 26, 2025
Given how much the Cowboys need a running back this feels ironic in the cruelest sense. Sometimes the coincidences of the NFL Draft just work out that way.
Interestingly the Panthers took a running back connected to the Cowboys as the first one off the board last year in Jonathan Brooks. They also signed a former Cowboys runner this offseason in Rico Dowdle.
Again, the Cowboys still have a seventh-round pick to finish this trade all the way off.
