They came, they kicked, they conquered: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad have officially announced their 2026-2027 squad.<\/p>\n
The latest season of Netflix\u2019s docuseries \u201cAmerica\u2019s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,\u201d which premiered in June, captured yet another pressure-packed audition and performance season \u2014 showcasing how the team\u2019s growing fame continues to affect its culture. <\/p>\n
As interest in the squad continues to soar, the DCC received 55% more applications in 2026 than in 2025, according to the organization.<\/p>\n
This year, there are 28 veterans and eight rookie members, including multiple comeback athletes who were cut during auditions in 2025. Read on to meet the rookies, and see the full list of returning members. <\/p>\n
Who Are the Rookies on the 2026-2027 Squad?Amaiyah Naulls <\/p>\n
Amaiyah Naulls is an alum of California State University, Fullerton, where she helped lead her Division 1 Pom team to its first ever UDA National Championship<\/a> at the National Collegiate Dance Team Championship in 2025 as a team captain.<\/p>\n Before making the team, she participated in one of the team\u2019s prep intensives in 2025, per her Instagram. <\/a><\/p>\n In an Instagram post announcing her official rookie status, Naulls reflected on her early experience with the DCC and the friends she\u2019s already made along the way. <\/p>\n \u201cThis journey has been the most incredible blessing I\u2019ve ever experienced,\u201d she wrote. \u201cAnd to all the girls I\u2019ve met during this process I love y\u2019all down bad. You are truly my rookie sisters, and our bond goes so far beyond dance. I couldn\u2019t imagine a more perfect group.\u201d <\/p>\n Aubrey Rogers <\/p>\n Aubrey Rogers is a College of the Canyons alum from Santa Clarita, California, and a former Los Angeles Laker Girl. <\/p>\n After two seasons dancing in purple and gold, Rogers is officially adorning a blue-and-white set \u2014 and she \u201ccan\u2019t wait,\u201d according to her latest post on Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cThis has been the greatest blessing and a dream come true,\u201d Rogers captioned her post announcing her spot on the team. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to wear this iconic uniform and carry on such an incredible legacy. Forever grateful.\u201d <\/p>\n Brianne \u201cBri\u201d Lindenau<\/p>\n Some fans may recognize rookie Brianne \u201cBri\u201d Lindenau from when she auditioned for the DCC during the 2025-2026 season. <\/p>\n While Lindenau was disappointed she didn\u2019t receive the outcome she was \u201choping and praying for\u201d that time around, per a July 2025 Instagram post, <\/a>she returned the following year even more determined to earn her spot on the squad.<\/p>\n \u201cKnowing what it feels like to not make this team makes me just extremely grateful and humbled to be back on this field, and it makes this outcome mean that much more,\u201d she wrote in an Instagram post<\/a> announcing her spot on the 2026-2027 squad. \u201cThe comeback is always greater than the setback.\u201d <\/p>\n Lindenau is also an alum of the University of Arizona, where she was a standout member of the Arizona Pomline. <\/p>\n Emily Awbrey <\/p>\n Oregon native Emily Awbrey is another \u201ccomeback girl\u201d of the season. <\/p>\n Awbrey previously auditioned for the 2025-2026 season, where team director Kelli Finglass described her personality as \u201cvery authentic\u201d on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Sweethearts,\u201d and added that she was \u201cone of the strongest dance technicians in the entire audition\u201d during the first round. <\/p>\n Although Awbrey didn\u2019t leave her first training camp with a uniform, she eventually earned her blue-and-white starred set during the 2026 tryouts. <\/p>\n Afterward, the University of Arizona dance alum posted a compilation of her loved ones\u2019 reactions to her showing that she made the team \u2014 custom uniform and all. <\/p>\n \u201cNo words can decribe this feeling. All I can think to say for now- Thank you,\u201d she captioned the emotional video, adding a spirited blue heart. \u201cMan i\u2019m blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n Haley Bogdon<\/p>\n For University of Arkansas alum Haley Bogdon, joining the DCC squad won\u2019t require much of a relocation. The rookie is from Frisco, Texas, a suburb just north of Dallas. <\/p>\n \u201cI will never forget this moment! Beyond blessed!!!\u201d Bogdon commented on a photo carousel of her and the other rookies being fitted for their new uniforms on the team\u2019s official Instagram page<\/a>. <\/p>\n Bogdon is also a former dancer for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks<\/a>. <\/p>\n Kate Rogge<\/p>\n Kate Rogge, another Texas native from Austin, Texas, also joins the rookie class. <\/p>\n Rogge auditioned in 2025, too, per her Instagram<\/a>, but didn\u2019t receive a spot on the squad until 2026. <\/p>\n Rogge was also a cheer and pom dancer at her alma mater, University of Texas Austin, where she studied public relations, according to her LinkedIn<\/a>. <\/p>\n Lexi Smith <\/p>\n Lexi Smith danced on the University of Central Florida spirit team for four years, wrapping up her college career in May and earning a spot on the DCC roster in July.<\/p>\n