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nfldraftbuzz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 26, 2025

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  • nfldraftbuzz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Khalil Barnes
S Clemson
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for Green. Final grade: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Taylen Green slide 29 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The cost of the Styles reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane at pick No. 13 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 24 they get a three-down second-level presence, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
They did well to land Kaytron Allen in Round 4, Pick 13, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick153 Rnd5 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith in pick 153 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick178 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
The board had Tanner Koziol higher than slot 178, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick179 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Good price on Aaron Anderson in the 179th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick217 Rnd7 Taylen Green
Taking Taylen Green in the 217th pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Khalil Barnes
They paid sticker price for Khalil Barnes in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.