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With the No. 92 pick in the 2026 NFL draft, the Dallas Cowboys selected Jaishawn Barham, linebacker out of Michigan. The team didn’t have a pick in the second round, sat tight and used their third-round choice on a second edge player in three picks.
Barham was used as an outside linebacker and pass rusher in his final season at Michigan, but he was primarily an off-ball linebacker until that point. The Cowboys, under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker, plan to use him in both capacities, similar to the way that Zack Baun has been used in Philadelphia.
The third-round pick played two years at Maryland before landing with the Wolverines for his final two seasons. He finished with 12 sacks and 23 tackles for a loss during his four years in the Big 10, and now will join Malachi Lawrence in Dallas' revised front.
Under Parker the Cowboys have chosen a path of finding younger, more athletic options instead of adding veterans to fill the pass rushing void.
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This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: 2026 NFL draft: Cowboys select pass rusher Jaishawn Barham
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Barham was used as an outside linebacker and pass rusher in his final season at Michigan, but he was primarily an off-ball linebacker until that point. The Cowboys, under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker, plan to use him in both capacities, similar to the way that Zack Baun has been used in Philadelphia.
The third-round pick played two years at Maryland before landing with the Wolverines for his final two seasons. He finished with 12 sacks and 23 tackles for a loss during his four years in the Big 10, and now will join Malachi Lawrence in Dallas' revised front.
Under Parker the Cowboys have chosen a path of finding younger, more athletic options instead of adding veterans to fill the pass rushing void.
You can chat with or follow Ben on twitter @BenTalksCowboys and be sure to follow Cowboys Wire on Facebook to join in on the conversation with fellow fans!
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: 2026 NFL draft: Cowboys select pass rusher Jaishawn Barham
Continue reading...
