Solgoddess13'S MOCK DRAFT
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Solgoddess13'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 20, 2026

Best Path to Round 5 No trades

  • Solgoddess13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent slot 177 on Patrick Payton, a name most had 75 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Rivers. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 12 they get a centerpiece for the ground game at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 20 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick92 Rnd3 Sam Roush
Sam Roush at pick No. 92 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. The roster fit checks out.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They read the board right and Bud Clark was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick152 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Value said wait; Vincent Anthony Jr. in Round 5, Pick 12 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick177 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
A big swing on Patrick Payton at the 177th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick180 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Eric Rivers in Round 5, Pick 40, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.