Tommy Akingbesote News: Grabbed by Cowboys in Round 7

The Cowboys selected Akingbesote in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 247th overall.

Akingbesote spent his four-year college career in Maryland, making gradual improvements year-to-year before finishing the 2024 season with 32 tackles (16 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and one forced fumble in 12 games. At 6-foot-4 and 306 pounds, Akingbesote's first step off the snap is deceptively quick, and that helps him get into the backfield. He has enough raw talent to develop into a rotational defensive tackle at the NFL level.