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Dallas Cowboys

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D-.

by GRM · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades F
Future B-

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cowboys, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Every board in the league had Bowry lower, and that gap is the story. The Haulcy pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback and running back.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Getting Haulcy where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Akheem Mesidor · DL-EDGE · rank 38
In slot 20 they get a premier pass rusher, a steep price for the projection.
R1.29 · Pick 29 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 37
In pick No. 30 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · CJ Allen · LB · rank 31
They read the board right and CJ Allen was the payoff at pick 44. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · A.J. Haulcy · S · rank 50
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with A.J. Haulcy while clear needs at quarterback and running back sat open.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 93
No drama and no debate, Treydan Stukes went about where he belonged in the 92nd overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Jude Bowry · OT · rank 123
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jude Bowry in No. 94, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Chandler Rivers · CB · rank 92
A tidy bit of business in No. 101, where Chandler Rivers graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 122
A reach for Bryce Lance in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Beau Stephens · OG · rank 154
No edge and no loss on Beau Stephens in pick 152; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Matt Gulbin · C · rank 179
By-the-book stuff, Matt Gulbin at Round 5, Pick 40 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.1 · Pick 182 · Red Murdock · LB · rank 188
They took Red Murdock at par in the 182nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Jaren Kanak · TE · rank 220
Jaren Kanak in the 218th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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