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Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Cowboys.

Nobody had Patrick Payton this high, and it is not close. The Cowboys reached 71 spots to get him at pick 180.

That Price pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

It is not that Bain Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

If Rueben Bain Jr. and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In No. 12 they get a problem off the edge, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
Pick20 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
A curious use of the Round 1 slot. Offensive lineman, linebacker and other spots needed the pick; an edge rusher in Rueben Bain Jr. did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
They barely believed it either: Jadarian Price still on the board at the 112th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tyren Montgomery
Tyren Montgomery at the 152nd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Logan Fano
A real head-scratcher, Logan Fano in pick 177 is miles ahead of his ranking. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick180 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in slot 180 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick221 Rnd7 George Gumbs Jr.
Value said wait; George Gumbs Jr. in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick225 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
A conviction pick on Charles Demmings at slot 225 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.