weskos'S MOCK DRAFT
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weskos'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 7, 2026

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  • weskos DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

Nobody had Akheem Mesidor this high, and it is not close. The Cowboys reached 25 spots to get him at slot 112. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Price value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 12 they get a centerfielder for the defense, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 20 they get the heartbeat of the defense. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jadarian Price
They read the board right and Jadarian Price was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 12. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
Jalen Stroman at pick 177 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick181 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Nothing to complain about; Davison Igbinosun went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
No edge and no loss on Thaddeus Dixon in Round 7, Pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson in the 225th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.