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List of all Cowboys 2020 draft slots, including projected comp picks

The Cowboys are out of the playoffs, so the draft watch is officially underway. A look at their projected picks.

The Dallas Cowboys tried to make the playoffs after failing to secure a bid when things were under control. They won the battle of the day, a dominant 47-16 win over the Washington Redskins got them close, but the Philadelphia Eagles also won in blowout fashion and clinched the East.

Without a division title and a wild-card berth, the victory may have allowed this iteration of players to celebrate together for one last time, but it also hurt the franchise a bit overall. The win moved Dallas to 8-8, and allowed a handful of clubs to move ahead of them in the 2020 draft order. Dallas will now select No. 17 in the first round.

Following the first round, Dallas will rotate with the Steelers and the Bears for the 17th, 18th and 19th picks in the subsequent rounds. Dallas will pick 19th in the second round (51st overall) and 18th in the third round 82nd overall.

After the third round, the NFL will award 32 compensatory picks based on a formula that is centered around qualifying free agents lost and signed in the 2019 offseason and those player’s performances across the season. The 32 picks will be spread throughout the final five rounds based mostly on the value of the contracts signed by the qualifying players.

The Cowboys are projected to have earned a fifth-round comp pick for losing Cole Beasley in free agency to the Buffalo Bills, according to Over The Cap.

Here is our understanding of where Dallas will slot in each of the seven rounds, plus which pick they are sending to Miami in exchange for Robert Quinn.

1st Round (17) – 17th

2nd Round (19) – 51st

3rd Round (18) – 82nd

4th Round (17) – 122nd

5th Round (19) – 156th

5th Round Comp (2)- 180th

* 6th Round (18) – 199th – Traded to Miami Dolphins for Robert Quinn

7th Round (17) – 233rd

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