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Dallas Cowboys

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

by GRM · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

The rest of the league had time to spare on Caden Curry; the Cowboys did not wait, grabbing him 37 spots ahead at pick No. 94. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Carnell Tate · WR · rank 12
In No. 12 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Jermod McCoy · CB · rank 18
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 56
A big swing on Christen Miller at pick 38, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
Jacob Rodriguez at Round 2, Pick 27 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 96
No edge and no loss on Treydan Stukes in slot 92; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Caden Curry · DE-EDGE · rank 131
They left a pile of value on the table to take Caden Curry this early at the 94th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 114
Keylan Rutledge at pick No. 112 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Louis Moore · S · rank 166
A conviction pick on Louis Moore at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.27 · Pick 167 · Tim Keenan III · DT · rank 152
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tim Keenan III at slot 167. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 173
A clean, defensible pick in the 177th overall pick with a little surplus value in Aamil Wagner. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Red Murdock · LB · rank 193
Red Murdock in pick 180 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 217
They paid sticker price for Kaelon Black in the 218th pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
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