COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Ron G's 2026 fosho mock B+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

by Ron G · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 7 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 67 spots for Patrick Payton, and value like that does not grow back.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. However the rest shakes out, Scott at that price is a win they earned.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · CJ Allen · LB · rank 31
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get the heartbeat of the defense, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.29 · Pick 29 · Jermod McCoy · CB · rank 18
In slot 29 they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 60
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Keionte Scott in pick 74. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Jude Bowry · OT · rank 128
Jude Bowry in the 92nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Darrell Jackson Jr. · DT · rank 103
Darrell Jackson Jr. at No. 109 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 176
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick No. 112, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Justin Jefferson · LB · rank 201
Value said wait; Justin Jefferson in pick No. 152 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.36 · Pick 176 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 186
The board had cheaper options than Taylen Green at the 176th overall pick, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 188
They paid a round early for Ephesians Prysock in slot 177, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Patrick Payton · DL-EDGE · rank 247
They reached a country mile for Patrick Payton at Round 5, Pick 40, and the board is aghast. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Jeremiah Wright · OG · rank 216
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Wright in pick 218; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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