2023 NFL Draft: Tracking Dallas Cowboys top-30 prospect visits
With less than a month to go until the 2023 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys are continuing the process of getting as familiar as possible with some top prospects.
Hosting the draftees for private workouts and top-30 visits gives them an opportunity to get more face time with the potential picks and get to know them beyond the tape and combine performances.
The NFL’s top-30 visits are reserved for 30 prospects per team and do not involve on-field workouts. They serve as job interviews, on top of medical checkups and meetings with the coaching staff.
Last year, the Cowboys hosted two eventual draft picks for top-30 visits. Former Ole Miss edge rusher Sam Williams and former Fresno State cornerback Daron Bland were both on the 2022 visitors list and went to Dallas in the second and fifth rounds, respectively.
Check out the list of reported Cowboys top-30 visitors ahead of the draft on April 27.
Reported Top-30 visits
Georgia TE Darnell Washington
South Dakota State TE Tucker Kraft
UCLA RB Zach Charbonnet
Arkansas LB Drew Sanders
Alabama TE Cameron Latu
Hawaii OL Ilm Manning
Ole Miss RB Zach Evans
Stephen F. Austin DE BJ Thompson
Liberty OLB Durrell Johnson
TCU WR Quentin Johnston
Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes
Oklahoma State DL Tyler Lacy
LSU DL Jaquelin Roy
Clemson LB Trenton Simpson
Texas LB DeMarvion Overshown
Tennessee WR Jalin Hyatt
Tennessee OL Darnell Wright
Ole Miss WR Jonathan Mingo
Boston College WR Zay Flowers
Miami CB Tyrique Stevenson
TCU G Steve Avila
Oklahoma TE Brayden Willis
Ohio State S Tanner McCalister
UCLA OL Atonio Mafi
*This list is a compilation of various reports and has not been confirmed by the Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys’ list of visitors so far seems to suggest preferences for a wide receiver, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, cornerback and linebacker. They’ve also worked out several more wide receivers in private workouts and held meetings with a few quarterbacks as well. Dallas surprised by taking Tyler Smith in the first round last year, but the choice has panned out thus far.
The Cowboys have also hosted many more prospects, including potential first-rounder, Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, but players who call DFW home can visit without counting against the 30-visit limit.
More on the 2023 NFL Draft
The 2023 NFL Draft takes place from Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. The event location this year is the plaza just outside of Union Station.
Round 1 of the NFL Draft begins at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Apr. 27. Rounds 2-3 will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Apr. 28, and Rounds 4-7 will begin at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 29. The draft broadcast runs throughout the weekend on both ESPN and NFL Network.
Following two trades that cost them two fifth-round compensatory picks (No. 161, No. 169), these are the seven draft picks left on the Cowboys board for April.
- Round 1, No. 26
- Round 2, No. 58
- Round 3, No. 90
- Round 4, No. 128
- Round 5, No. 176*
- Round 6, No. 212*
- Round 7, No. 243
*denotes compensatory pick