Cowboys Trade Pieces: 3 Players Dallas Should Move Before the Deadline

Financially, the team would save a good bit more to cut Diggs this offseason, but if somebody were to send a decent value package for his upside, it would be worth it.

Some may not want to hear it, but Diggs may have played his last game as a Cowboy; if not, we sure are a few games away from that being a reality. It’s his last rodeo in Dallas; it’s just a matter of when the ride ends.

2. Mazi Smith: New Trade Talk Surrounding 1st-Round Bust

Cowboys fans should all accept, at this point, that Mazi Smith is a first-round bust.

When was the last time you were watching a Cowboys game and thought, “Nice play, Mazi!” It just doesn’t happen, and not only because he’s often a healthy scratch. The former Wolverine just doesn’t do much.

I had figured this would lead to him being released before the start of the 2026 season, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport has thrown a wrench in that.

Earlier this morning, the insider reported that Dallas is “open” to moving Smith before the trade deadline. Former first-rounders have a long shelf life in the league, and at his premium position, they could net something in return.

Smith generating a sixth or seventh round pick would be a win for the Cowboys. You gain something, and end a chapter that should have been closed a long time ago.

3. Jalen Tolbert: Contract-Year WR Must Be Moved For Anything

Lastly, we have another Cowboys draft pick who never quite worked out: former third-round pick, Jalen Tolbert.

The Mobile, Alabama native and South Alabama standout is reportedly on the trade block, and you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out why.

Tolbert, 26, is in the last year of his rookie deal, and it would be pretty shocking to see him re-sign. Despite an improvement last year, he is now buried on the depth chart for 2025 and in future roster considerations. He no longer has a place in Dallas.

If the Cowboys were able to get even a late-round pick for him, they should do it. He isn’t playing often, he isn’t contributing when he does, and he won’t be back next season regardless.

You might as well take what you can get and start honing the roster for the future, rather than holding on to failed draft picks of the past.