COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Larceny in pick 180 lands the Cowboys a B+, Sadiq and all.

by Bedouma · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 12 steals · 0 reaches
Value A
Need B+
Trades B
Future B

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Kenyon Sadiq, the No. 19 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 180. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Mansoor Delane · CB · rank 8
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
In pick No. 20 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · David Bailey · LB-EDGE · rank 5
David Bailey in No. 49 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
You do not let a linebacker like Sonny Styles reach Round 4, Pick 5 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Spencer Fano · OT · rank 10
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Spencer Fano in the 112th overall pick, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.5 · Pick 145 · Jermod McCoy · CB · rank 18
Steal is underselling it; Jermod McCoy at slot 145 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Jordyn Tyson · WR · rank 9
Jordyn Tyson at the 152nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Kayden McDonald · DT · rank 20
They will replay Kayden McDonald at pick 177 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 19
They barely believed it either: Kenyon Sadiq still on the board at pick No. 180. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.5 · Pick 186 · Jonah Coleman · RB · rank 66
Jonah Coleman at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · Michael Taaffe · S · rank 68
A safety of that caliber at the 196th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · J.C. Davis · OT · rank 139
J.C. Davis in No. 218 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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