COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Dallas Cowboys

Nobody dealt better than the Cowboys this weekend: B+.

by DC4L · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 3 steals · 3 reaches
Value C
Need B-
Trades A+
Future A

The Cowboys torched the value chart for Nick Barrett, taking him 77 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

The Cameron pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Akheem Mesidor · DL-EDGE · rank 37
In the 20th pick they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
R1.29 · Pick 29 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
In the 29th overall pick they get a rangy last line of defense. More want than need.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 61
Circle this one: Keionte Scott at No. 82 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Reggie Virgil · WR · rank 167
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Reggie Virgil well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Isaiah World · OT · rank 146
Good price on Isaiah World in Round 5, Pick 12, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.29 · Pick 169 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 161
Nate Boerkircher is a better player than slot 169 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.36 · Pick 176 · Bryce Boettcher · LB · rank 172
Fair-plus on Bryce Boettcher, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Nick Barrett · DL · rank 254
Nick Barrett at No. 177 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 178
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick No. 180 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Josh Cameron · WR · rank 187
Somehow Josh Cameron was still sitting there in slot 218, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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