Cowboys acquire Quinnen Williams in trade with Jets
Mere hours before the trade deadline, the Dallas Cowboys made the big-splash move to acquire star defensive lineman Quinnen Williams from the New York Jets.
Dallas moved a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 first-round selection, and defensive tackle Mazi Smith. The 2027 first-round pick is expected to be the better of the Cowboys’ first-round selections in that draft.
Williams is regarded as one of the league’s top defensive linemen as he earned all three of his Pro Bowl selections over the last three seasons, along with his lone All-Pro nod (2022). In the first eight games of this year, he notched 32 combined tackles, one sack, seven tackles for loss, and a career-best three forced fumbles.
The 27-year-old is in the second year of his four-year, $96 million extension that holds zero dead-cap hit for the final year in the 2027 campaign.
The Cowboys on Tuesday also traded for linebacker Logan Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round selection. Wilson has recorded 100 or more tackles in each of the last four seasons. The 29-year-old is in the second year of his four-year, $36 million deal.
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Head coach Brian Schottenheimer expressed excitement about the trade deadline moves that could provide the Cowboys with a lift into the second half of the season.
“It’s exciting. Kudos to Jerry and Stephen (Jones) and Will (McClay) and I think being aggressive but smart because (it’s) a couple of the moves we made you’re getting guys not just for this year, but beyond, which I think is great,” Schottenheimer said via ESPN. “It gets you excited as a coach, and I think it’s two terrific players, but also terrific young men.”
The Cowboys hold a 3-5-1 record heading into their Week 10 bye.
