B
Dallas Cowboys
Larceny in No. 92 lands the Cowboys a B, Golday and all.
by kingaids ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 9 steals
· 0 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Jake Golday slide 30 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
In the 20th pick they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in slot 49. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Jake Golday at pick No. 92 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They robbed the room for Treydan Stukes here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They read the board right and Chris McClellan was the payoff at No. 152. The roster fit checks out.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kevin Coleman Jr. at the 177th overall pick is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Aamil Wagner at pick 180 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Bryce Boettcher in slot 196 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Dallen Bentley is a better player than pick 218 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
