B-
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys let Washington Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.
by Komicozzy ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 4 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Mike Washington Jr., the 107th pick, roughly 32 picks past where he belonged.
They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 6 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They did well to land D'Angelo Ponds in No. 54, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A quiet steal in slot 68: Jake Golday for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Domonique Orange graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Mike Washington Jr. at the 107th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Circle this one: Ted Hurst at Round 4, Pick 8 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
No drama and no debate, Michael Trigg went about where he belonged in pick No. 112. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.