COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Stukes: B+.

by ManCowMan · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

You could see the war room lean forward. Treydan Stukes at the 112th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. If Fisher pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The Cowboys clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
Value with a capital V on Arvell Reese in the 20th pick, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 27
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dillon Thieneman. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · D'Angelo Ponds · CB · rank 48
D'Angelo Ponds at pick 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 51
Nothing to complain about; Jacob Rodriguez went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Dontay Corleone · DT · rank 70
Somehow Dontay Corleone was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 28, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 72
Treydan Stukes in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.38 · Pick 138 · Trey Zuhn III · C · rank 127
Trey Zuhn III slipping to pick No. 138 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Tim Keenan III · DT · rank 153
Tim Keenan III at No. 152 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 192
They paid a round early for Jeff Caldwell in slot 177, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Dae'Quan Wright · TE · rank 188
The board had cheaper options than Dae'Quan Wright at No. 180, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Aiden Fisher · LB · rank 239
Value said wait; Aiden Fisher in pick No. 218 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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