They came, they kicked, they conquered: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad have officially announced their 2026-2027 squad.
The latest season of Netflixโs docuseries โAmericaโs Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,โ which premiered in June, captured yet another pressure-packed audition and performance season โ showcasing how the teamโs growing fame continues to affect its culture.
As interest in the squad continues to soar, the DCC received 55% more applications in 2026 than in 2025, according to the organization.
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.
Who Are the Rookies on the 2026-2027 Squad?
Amaiyah Naulls
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 at the National Collegiate Dance Team Championship in 2025 as a team captain.
Before making the team, she participated in one of the teamโs prep intensives in 2025, per her Instagram.
In an Instagram post announcing her official rookie status, Naulls reflected on her early experience with the DCC and the friends sheโs already made along the way.
โThis journey has been the most incredible blessing Iโve ever experienced,โ she wrote. โAnd to all the girls Iโve met during this process I love yโall down bad. You are truly my rookie sisters, and our bond goes so far beyond dance. I couldnโt imagine a more perfect group.โ
Aubrey Rogers
Aubrey Rogers is a College of the Canyons alum from Santa Clarita, California, and a former Los Angeles Laker Girl.
After two seasons dancing in purple and gold, Rogers is officially adorning a blue-and-white set โ and she โcanโt wait,โ according to her latest post on Instagram.
โThis has been the greatest blessing and a dream come true,โ Rogers captioned her post announcing her spot on the team. โI canโt wait to wear this iconic uniform and carry on such an incredible legacy. Forever grateful.โ
Brianne โBriโ Lindenau
Some fans may recognize rookie Brianne โBriโ Lindenau from when she auditioned for the DCC during the 2025-2026 season.
While Lindenau was disappointed she didnโt receive the outcome she was โhoping and praying forโ that time around, per a July 2025 Instagram post, she returned the following year even more determined to earn her spot on the squad.
โKnowing 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,โ she wrote in an Instagram post announcing her spot on the 2026-2027 squad. โThe comeback is always greater than the setback.โ
Lindenau is also an alum of the University of Arizona, where she was a standout member of the Arizona Pomline.
Emily Awbrey
Oregon native Emily Awbrey is another โcomeback girlโ of the season.
Awbrey previously auditioned for the 2025-2026 season, where team director Kelli Finglass described her personality as โvery authenticโ on โAmericaโs Sweethearts,โ and added that she was โone of the strongest dance technicians in the entire auditionโ during the first round.
Although Awbrey didnโt leave her first training camp with a uniform, she eventually earned her blue-and-white starred set during the 2026 tryouts.
Afterward, the University of Arizona dance alum posted a compilation of her loved onesโ reactions to her showing that she made the team โ custom uniform and all.
โNo words can decribe this feeling. All I can think to say for now- Thank you,โ she captioned the emotional video, adding a spirited blue heart. โMan iโm blessed.โ
Haley Bogdon
For University of Arkansas alum Haley Bogdon, joining the DCC squad wonโt require much of a relocation. The rookie is from Frisco, Texas, a suburb just north of Dallas.
โI will never forget this moment! Beyond blessed!!!โ Bogdon commented on a photo carousel of her and the other rookies being fitted for their new uniforms on the teamโs official Instagram page.
Bogdon is also a former dancer for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.
Kate Rogge
Kate Rogge, another Texas native from Austin, Texas, also joins the rookie class.
Rogge auditioned in 2025, too, per her Instagram, but didnโt receive a spot on the squad until 2026.
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.
Lexi Smith
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.
The rookie from Orlando, Florida wrote on her Instagram that โwords cannot describe how much gratitudeโ she felt throughout tryouts.
โThis experience has not only helped me grow as a dancer but also as a person,โ she added in the caption of the photo carousel. โI am so beyond thankful for all the people I have met throughout this process, and I canโt believe that I am now a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader!โ
Savanna Dastrup
As โAmericaโs Sweetheartsโ Season 3 viewers saw, Utah native Savanna Dastrup arrived to the teamโs 2025 tryouts in pursuit of what she described as a lifelong dream.
But after being cut in the final round, she asked Finglass and DCC head choreographer Judy Trammell if she might have a shot if she returned the following year.
โI do. I mean, you might just chalk this up to timing and experience and the pressure,โ Finglass replied. โBut, no, I think youโve got skills to make this team or another team.โ
Upon returning for round two in 2026, the Texas Christian University alum officially earned her rookie title.
โHappiest happy tears!! truly a moment i will never forget!! my heart is so full & i am so so grateful !!โ she commented on a video the DCC posted on its official Instagram page, adding team-themed emojis.
Veterans
2-Year Veterans
- Brenley
- Faith
- Jenna
- Maddy U.
- Morgan
- Parker
3-Year Veterans
- Abby
- Allison
- Ariel
- Ava
- Charly
- Darah
- Julissa
- Kelly V.
- Madie
- Michelle
- Sophia
- Trinity
4-Year Veterans
- Anna Kate
- Brooklyn
- Camille
- Kayla
- Kennedy
- McKenna
- Taylor
5-Year Veterans
