COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D.

by Boke · 2026 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 4 steals · 8 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future B

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Drew Allar in slot 94, a good 63 spots before the room expected him. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Golday steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Caleb Downs · S · rank 1
In the 6th overall pick they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value. More want than need.
R1.8 · Pick 8 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 11
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Jermod McCoy · CB · rank 16
In No. 20 they get a press-man option on the boundary. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jordyn Tyson · WR · rank 21
In slot 24 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Gennings Dunker · OG · rank 52
Gennings Dunker at Round 2, Pick 7 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Gabe Jacas · LB-EDGE · rank 55
A premium they did not need to pay, Gabe Jacas a notch or two before his time. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 56
Eli Stowers in No. 87 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Caden Curry · DE-EDGE · rank 132
Caden Curry at Round 3, Pick 26 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 73
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 157
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drew Allar this early at pick 94. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Jake Golday · OLB · rank 64
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Jake Golday in slot 107, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 113
Nicholas Singleton at the 112th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Mason Reiger · LB-EDGE · rank 149
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mason Reiger well ahead of where he belonged. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 191
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ephesians Prysock. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · VJ Payne · S · rank 200
VJ Payne at pick No. 177 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Caleb Douglas · WR · rank 166
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caleb Douglas at Round 5, Pick 40. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Jeremiah Wright · OG · rank 227
Jeremiah Wright at slot 218 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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