Donovan Wilson
Dallas CowboysDonovan Wilson is an S for the Dallas Cowboys (updated November 12, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 4.0 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A long-tenured late-round safety who settled as a steady starter.
The case for
- Seven years as the Cowboys' structural SS starter as a 213th overall 6th-round pick puts him in the rare outlier-positive draft-slot-vs-outcome S class.
- Texas A&M SEC 6th-round origin plus seven years of Cowboys system experience plus the $24M extension gives him real veteran market value.
The worry
- Career STTM range typically tier 7-8 confirms the structural ceiling has rarely climbed above rotational depth.
- Dallas's broader defensive identity transition (Micah Parsons trade context) compresses the structural support around Wilson.
What to watch: Whether Wilson holds tier 7 or better in 2026 with the Cowboys or whether the role compresses to swing depth.
Full take and bio
Seven years as the Cowboys' structural SS starter as a 213th overall 6th-round pick puts Wilson in the rare outlier-positive draft-slot-vs-outcome S class. The Texas A&M SEC 6th-round origin plus the $24M extension reflect the structural market value. The 2026 question is whether Wilson holds tier 6-7 territory or whether the structural late-career decline closes the chapter.
Wilson came out of Texas A&M as the Dallas Cowboys' 6th-round pick (213th overall) in 2019. He has anchored the Cowboys' strong safety role across seven seasons and signed a three-year, $24M extension in 2023.
Comps
Coming out: DaJuan Morgan, Kendrick Lewis, Tanard Jackson.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 2 stars, 8 starters, 7 backups, 3 didn't stick.
Donovan Wilson Injury StatusNot listed
Donovan Wilson is not on the injury report as of Nov 11. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
Round 6, pick 213 to the Dallas Cowboys in 2019, out of Texas A&M (SEC). He went about where consensus had him.
In college, 2016-2018, 26 games: 3 INT, 5 pass breakups, 125 tackles, 10 TFL. (partial record) Coming out: 18 reps bench, 36" vertical, 127" broad.
What this pick usually becomes. Of the 549 players taken as a late Day 3 pick between 2012 and 2021, 15% earned a second contract and 9% became starters. The median one started 0 career games.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.