The Dallas Cowboys have made it known they’re flexible when it comes to where they draft in the first round. 

If the board falls the way they hope then they’d happily select at No. 12 and No. 20, where they currently sit. If a blue-chip prospect starts to drift, and a team is willing to move back, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Cowboys move up for a player like Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles. The Cowboys could even be willing to trade back from one or both of their two first-round slots in the hope of grabbing more picks. Day 2 is expected to be exceptionally rich from a value standpoint. The Cowboys currently have only one selection (No. 92 overall) on that day.

But what type of deals are actually realistic for the Cowboys? Here are four trade scenarios that make sense: 

Trade Option No. 1

Dallas receives: Pick No. 3

Arizona receives: Pick No. 12, pick No. 20, Pick No. 92

When it comes to a potential trade up — especially one of this magnitude — let’s acknowledge the elephant in the room: It’s going to take a lot. Like, all of the Cowboys’ first three picks, for example. Parting with all three would be painful. One might even argue reckless, considering where the defense was a year ago. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made it clear at the owners meetings that they wanted to find an edge rusher who could get after the quarterback and drop back in coverage. He alluded to the rarity of finding a player who could do that well. Reese and Bailey would fit the bill — and they would do it on rookie contracts. 

Trade Option No. 2

Dallas receives: Pick No. 6, Pick No. 39

Cleveland receives: Pick No. 12, Pick No. 20

Dallas selects: Ohio State LB Sonny Styles

This scenario would see the Cowboys trade up with one of their first-round picks and trade down with the other. Cleveland has a bunch of needs. Among them are wide receiver and offensive line. Both of those areas they could address more in the middle part of the first round with potential starters. The Browns also have pick No. 24, giving them three players with five years of control if they wanted. A trade up here would allow the Cowboys to fill their biggest need with one of the draft’s best players in Sonny Styles.

Trade Option No. 3

Dallas receives: Pick No. 9

Kansas City receives: Pick No. 12, Pick No. 92

If you do the transitive property on this, then it means the Cowboys, essentially, traded defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa and whomever the Chiefs selected at No. 12 to get Downs or Delane. That feels like a lot, but it could be worth it to secure an elite talent that fits new defensive coordinator Christian Parker’s system on a rookie contract. Both Downs and Delane could be foundational pieces for Parker’s secondary for years to come. 

Trade Option No. 4

Dallas receives: Pick No. 30, Pick No. 75, Pick No. 151

Miami receives: Pick No. 20

The Dolphins grabbed multiple extra picks after shipping Jaylen Waddle to Denver. In the words of Jones, that gives the Dolphins a chance to cut and shoot. The Cowboys could be a willing partner. In this scenario, the Cowboys would be able to get one key defensive player at pick No. 12 and still address linebacker, their biggest need. Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer is still irked by the team’s poor turnover ratio last season. Getting the nation’s leader in forced fumbles would help.