Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 16, 2025

2026 cpu draft

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Jaiden Ausberry Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jaiden Ausberry
LB Notre Dame
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Chris Johnson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DAL)
Chris Johnson Jr.
RB SMU
Draft Picks Received
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Jaiden Ausberry Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jaiden Ausberry
LB Notre Dame
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Chris Johnson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CHI)
Chris Johnson Jr.
RB SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PIT)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrus Peat
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB TradesA- FutureB
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Cowboys.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Jaiden Ausberry at pick 94, roughly 293 spots before his name belonged. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Andrus Peat pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 12th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Brandon Inniss
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brandon Inniss well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Mark Fletcher Jr.
Mark Fletcher Jr. in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jaiden Ausberry
They reached a country mile for Jaiden Ausberry at pick No. 94, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Aaron Graves
They left a pile of value on the table to take Aaron Graves this early at the 112th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick153 Rnd5 Justin Joly
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Justin Joly in pick 153. It fills a real need, too.
Pick177 Rnd5 Will Lee III
They will replay Will Lee III at pick No. 177 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 D'Angelo Ponds
They barely believed it either: D'Angelo Ponds still on the board at slot 224. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They let Trey Zuhn III come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in the 247th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Chris Johnson Jr.
Chris Johnson Jr. at Round 7, Pick 35 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.