49ers ship Dee Winters to Dallas for a fifth-round draft pick

SAN FRANCISCO — The 49ers picked up an additional draft pick Friday by sending starting linebacker Dee Winters to the Dallas Cowboys for a fifth-round draft pick, No. 152 overall. Winters, 26, started all 17 games for the 49ers last season and led the team in tackles with 101. He also started 10 of 15 games in 2024.

Cowboys-49ers trade grades: Dallas sends fifth-round pick for LB Dee Winters to fill key need

Winters will have an opportunity to start as the Cowboys' green dot middle linebacker in Dallas' remade defense

Cowboys acquire LB Dee Winters in a trade that nets the 49ers a 5th-round pick in the NFL draft

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys acquired linebacker Dee Winters in a trade with San Francisco on Friday night, sending the 49ers a fifth-round pick in this weekend's NFL draft. The Cowboys acknowledged linebacker remained a glaring need after taking Ohio State safety Caleb Downs and UCF edge rusher Malachi Lawrence with their two first-round picks on the opening night of the draft.

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Dallas Cowboys trade for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dee Winters

Dee Winters had his first 100-tackle season in 2025, his third in the NFL. Dylan Buell / The San Francisco 49ers traded linebacker Dee Winters to the Dallas Cowboys for the No. 152 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft,