B+
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Price: B+.
by D.HAWK ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 8 steals
· 2 reaches
The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jadarian Price, the No. 70 name on the board, in pick No. 112. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Barham pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Spending an early pick on edge rusher with quarterback and interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 24 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
In the 30th pick they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all.
Anthony Hill Jr. in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 89 on Jake Golday with quarterback and interior defensive lineman unsolved.
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jaishawn Barham at edge rusher with quarterback and interior defensive lineman open.
Jadarian Price in slot 112 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They read the board right and Isaiah World was the payoff at pick No. 152. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board had Bryce Boettcher higher than Round 5, Pick 37, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Kevin Coleman Jr. in pick 180, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
You do not let a tight end like Marlin Klein reach the 196th pick and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Eric McAlister at No. 218 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.