GRM'S MOCK DRAFT
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GRM'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 13, 2026

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  • GRM DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 35 spots for Kaelon Black, and value like that does not grow back.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Cameron. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 31st pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They read the board right and D'Angelo Ponds was the payoff at the 63rd overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III at No. 112 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick152 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
No drama and no debate, Keagen Trost went about where he belonged in pick No. 152. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kaelon Black
They reached into another round for Kaelon Black, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
A quiet steal in pick 180: Febechi Nwaiwu for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron at pick No. 212 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Josh Moten
Josh Moten is a better player than Round 7, Pick 5 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A conviction pick on Diego Pavia at the 225th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.