Imagining NBA draft lottery results for the 2021 NFL Draft order and the impact on the Cowboys Take a fantasy trip to a new-style NFL draft. Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images At present moment the 2021 NFL Draft is well in the rearview mirror. The Dallas Cowboys selected 11 total players highlighted by the newest number 11 in linebacker Micah Parsons, and overall committed to rebuilding a defense that struggled mightily last season. Across the world of sports many are currently reacting to the results from Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery. Obviously the way that the NBA handles its non-playoff teams is very different than the way that the NFL does, but it does manage to make things interesting.