COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

by SanDiegoBrian · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Cowboys were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

They will need Jatta to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

However the rest shakes out, Lane at that price is a win they earned.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
In slot 18 they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In pick 20 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
They paid up for Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 59 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Devin Moore · CB · rank 92
They paid sticker price for Devin Moore in Round 3, Pick 28, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Bud Clark · S · rank 102
Bud Clark in the 106th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · rank 98
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ja'Kobi Lane at the Round 4 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 154
They took Zxavian Harris at par in the 152nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 174
Domani Jackson in No. 177 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Keagen Trost · OT · rank 180
No edge and no loss on Keagen Trost in the 180th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 186
A tidy bit of business in the 196th pick, where Taylen Green graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Isaiah Jatta · OT · rank 244
A wild overpay on Isaiah Jatta in No. 218, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
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