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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

by GRM · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B+

The Cowboys looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Caden Curry at the 92nd pick regardless, 40 picks early. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Allen.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Carnell Tate · WR · rank 12
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Kayden McDonald · DT · rank 18
In the 20th pick they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · CJ Allen · LB · rank 32
CJ Allen at No. 57 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.28 · Pick 60 · A.J. Haulcy · S · rank 50
Quietly one of the better values of the day, A.J. Haulcy at pick 60. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 72
Treydan Stukes in pick No. 90 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Caden Curry · DE-EDGE · rank 132
A big swing on Caden Curry at the 92nd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Chandler Rivers · CB · rank 101
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chandler Rivers at pick No. 112 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Jack Endries · TE · rank 123
Jack Endries at the 129th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Louis Moore · S · rank 168
They jumped the gun on Louis Moore, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Keagen Trost · OT · rank 183
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keagen Trost. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · DJ Campbell · OG · rank 189
DJ Campbell in the 180th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 226
A premium they did not need to pay, Kaelon Black a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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