Dallas moved down from No. 24 to No. 29 in 2024 and added the…
Dallas moved down from No. 24 to No. 29 in 2024 and added the 73rd pick, turning the deal into Tyler Guyton and Cooper Beebe. Detroit moved up for cornerback Terrion Arnold and also received a 2025 seventh-round pick. Beebe became an immediate starting center, while Guyton’s first two seasons were interrupted by penalties and injuries. Arnold has started when healthy, making the trade closer than the original grade spread suggests.
Dallas Cowboys Received
- pick 2024 1st round pick (29th overall, Tyler Guyton)
- pick 2024 3rd round pick (73rd overall, Cooper Beebe )
Detroit Lions Received
- pick 2024 1st round pick (24th overall, Terrion Arnold)
- pick 2025 7th round pick (228th overall subsequently traded, Brashard Smith )
Trade Analysis
Dallas traded down because it believed it could still address offensive tackle while adding another premium draft choice. The Cowboys sent No. 24 and a 2025 seventh-round pick to Detroit for Nos. 29 and 73. They used No. 29 on Oklahoma tackle Tyler Guyton and the extra third-rounder on Kansas State lineman Cooper Beebe. Detroit used the 24th pick on Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold, its top-rated corner, making the transaction a clean comparison between one targeted defensive prospect and Dallas’ two-player offensive-line haul.
Beebe has been the strongest Dallas return. He moved from college guard to NFL center and started all 16 games he played as a rookie, becoming the first Cowboys rookie center to start 16 games since Travis Frederick in 2013. A high-ankle sprain cost him six games in 2025, but he returned and finished the season with 11 starts. Guyton’s path has been less stable. He started 11 of 15 games as a rookie, committed 18 penalties — second most in the NFL — and battled injuries. In 2025 he started 10 games before a high-ankle sprain ended his season, and Dallas shifted Tyler Smith to left tackle.
Arnold gave Detroit immediate starting value. He started 15 games in 2024, recorded 60 combined tackles and 10 passes defensed, and played on a 15-win division champion. His second season was interrupted by injuries, limiting him to eight games and seven starts, but he still recorded eight passes defensed and his first career interception. Detroit’s 2025 seventh-round pick later moved again, so the player eventually selected with that choice should not be credited directly to the Lions.
Dallas still has a slight advantage because Beebe is an established starting center and Guyton has logged 21 starts despite his inconsistency. But the original B+/B- gap is too wide. Arnold has already been a starting corner on a contender, while Guyton has yet to secure the long-term left-tackle job. This is a competitive trade with Dallas narrowly ahead, not a comfortable win.