The Dallas Cowboys did not own a fourth round pick in the NFL Draft because they traded it to the Carolina Panthers for wide receiver Jonathan Mingo. It was seen as the worst move of any team at the trade deadline because of the price. The Panthers potentially were going to release Mingo this offseason as they look to revamp their WR room.

Sure enough, they drafted Cowboys target Tetairoa McMillan with the No. 8 pick. While Dallas was high on Mingo in the 2023 draft, he shouldn't have cost nothing more than a day three pick.

A second-round pick that year, Mingo has just 60 catches for 585 yards and zero touchdowns in 32 games. He owns a career 31.5% receiving success rate. Does that scream fourth-round value to you?

Absolutely not. The team better hope Mingo produces this year. In the meantime, the full trade has been finalized after the Cowboys' selected Maryland DT Tommy Akingbesote with their final pick in the draft.

Full details of Cowboys' Jonathan Mingo trade finalized after Dallas drafts DT Tommy Akingbesote Let's take a look at those full trade details. Cowboys receive WR Jonathan Mingo DT Tommy Akingbesote Titans receive RB Trevor Etienne Let's just say Mingo will have to prove a lot of people wrong for Dallas to get on the winning side of this one. While the Cowboys double-dipped at running in Texas' Jaydon Blue and Clemson's Phil Mufah, myriad higher-graded prospects flew off the board in the fourth.

Between reported target Bhayshul Tuten, as well as Cam Skattebo, Dylan Sampson, Jarquez Hunter and Etienne, this regime missed out on potentially better RBs because they traded a fourth-round pick for a disappointing former second-round pick. Yes, Mingo's contract is cheap, but the Cowboys fleeced themselves until Mingo proves otherwise. Again, we say that while being excited about the additions of Blue and Mufah.