COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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32126 DC1 C

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Dallas Cowboys

The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: C.

by Boke · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cowboys did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Reaching for McGowan left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In the Round 1 slot they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Avieon Terrell · CB · rank 17
In slot 24 they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
A straight-up fair deal on Anthony Hill Jr. at the 39th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 85
Zakee Wheatley at pick No. 75 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Darrell Jackson Jr. · DT · rank 96
Darrell Jackson Jr. at Round 3, Pick 28 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Tyreak Sapp · DE-EDGE · rank 128
Tyreak Sapp at pick 107 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Tacario Davis · CB · rank 102
They let Tacario Davis come to them and pounced at the 112th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.9 · Pick 149 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 146
Jaeden Roberts at No. 149 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Seth McGowan · RB · rank 175
Value said wait; Seth McGowan in slot 152 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Eric McAlister · WR · rank 186
The board had cheaper options than Eric McAlister at pick No. 177, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 173
Fair-plus on Kaleb Elarms-Orr, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 215
Nothing to complain about; Zxavian Harris went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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