{"id":33678,"date":"2025-03-17T03:03:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T03:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33678"},"modified":"2025-03-17T03:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T03:03:38","slug":"breaking-cowboys-trade-in-nfl-draft-predicted-to-land-texas-longhorns-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33678","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Trade in NFL Draft Predicted to Land Texas Longhorns Star.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The Dallas Cowboys have been mocked to trade the 12th pick in the first round and end up with two additional selections in April&#8217;s NFL Draft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>Nobody likes a good trade like Jerry Jones, especially when it comes to accumulating more draft choices.<\/p>\n<p>One\u00a0NFL\u00a0writer who covers the team believes Jones will trade his first round pick twice and finally make the team&#8217;s first selection at No. 25.<\/p>\n<p>It was also said by K.D. Drummond of Cowboys Wire Dallas was going to use the 25th selection to draft Matthew Golden from Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Golden would give the Cowboys a second speedy target with sure hands to accompany\u00a0CeeDee Lamb. Lamb needs a partner who will help him she double teams and give teams an alternative to think about.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Moving back in this way put Dallas in a better position for most of the remaining guys who this GM preferred, though passing on safety Malaki Starks was a tough call,&#8221; Drummond wrote. &#8220;Golden is emerging in some ways as the\u00a0best WR\u00a0in this class. Dallas took the third wideout back in 2020 and it worked out pretty well with CeeDee Lamb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Golden had a good final season in Austin and had an incredible Combine. He accumulated 987 receiving yards in 16 games for the\u00a0Texas Longhorns\u00a0last season.<\/p>\n<p>He really showed out at the Combine in Indianapolis as he ran a 4.29 second 40-yard dash. 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