ctontheranch'S MOCK DRAFT
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ctontheranch'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2026

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  • ctontheranch DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DAL)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Arkansas
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (LAC)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (LAC)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did enough to get by: C+.

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Xavian Sorey Jr. went at the 220th pick, a good 114 picks before the board was ready.

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

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Joshua Josephs
In pick No. 21 they get juice off the edge, reach and all. Need was not the driver here.
Pick22 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 22 they get a green-dot type in the middle, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Cayden Green
They talked themselves into Cayden Green at Round 2, Pick 24, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick114 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Earl Little Jr. at slot 114. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick153 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Davison Igbinosun. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Jermaine Mathews Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Xavian Sorey Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Xavian Sorey Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 PJ Williams
PJ Williams in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.