NFL Draft, Caleb Downs and Dallas Cowboys
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Downs' mindset has helped him excel throughout his entire football career. Now, he's embracing his NFL expectations.
Caleb Downs will join the family tradition of playing in the NFL and is looking forward to a potential showdown with his brother.
The Dallas Cowboys got Caleb Downs with the No. 11 pick in the NFL Draft, and Giants WR Malik Nabers doesn't want to face him.
The Cowboys coaches and brain trust raved about their No. 11 pick, Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, and are expecting big things from the rookie.
Entering the 2026 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys assigned true, first-round pick grades to just 12 players in this year's class while possessing the draft's 12th overall pick. That number obviously included offensive players,
Caleb Downs' pro football dream made sense immediately. Not only was he the son of a seven-year NFL veteran, but he'd spent his early years moving coffee tables and couches out of the way for pint-sized Oklahoma drills against a brother who was also bound for the big leagues.
The Cowboys drafted Ohio State safety Caleb Downs in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft, and the ramifications will be felt down the roster.