COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Dallas Cowboys

Grand theft in pick No. 112: the Cowboys steal Rodriguez and grade out a D-.

by GRM · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Cowboys shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Miller pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Rodriguez falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In pick 12 they get a three-down second-level presence, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Akheem Mesidor · DL-EDGE · rank 37
In the 20th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, even if it was a touch early.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 56
Christen Miller at No. 38 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 77
The board had Elijah Sarratt higher than the 92nd pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 96
By-the-book stuff, Treydan Stukes at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
Jacob Rodriguez at Round 4, Pick 12 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Beau Stephens · OG · rank 159
No drama and no debate, Beau Stephens went about where he belonged in pick 152. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Keagen Trost · OT · rank 182
No edge and no loss on Keagen Trost in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Matt Gulbin · C · rank 183
Matt Gulbin in No. 180 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Noah Whittington · RB · rank 226
Noah Whittington in pick No. 218 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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