- HOME
- REGISTER/LOGIN
- MOCK DRAFT SIMULATOR
- GAME & FANTASY SIM
- FEATURES
- MADDEN RATINGS
- NFL SEASON PROJECTION
- NFL WEEK PREDICTIONS
- DRAFT WALL
- DRAFT ORDER
- MOST POPULAR PICKS '26
- MOST POPULAR PICKS '27
- DEPTH CHART CREATOR
- 2026 NFL TEAM PREVIEWS
- NFL TEAM'S DRAFT PICKS
- COLLEGES
- PROSPECTS BY CONFERENCE
- PLAY RATINGS
- MOCK DRAFTS
- DRAFT DO-OVER
- BUZZ BIG BOARD
102226 DC1 trade Dak
-
Boke DRAFTING FOR THECowboys
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Players Gained
Players traded away
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedC+
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story. The Cowboys torched the value chart for Gunner Stockton, taking him 38 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Getting McDonald where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick23
Rnd1
Damon Wilson II
In No. 23 they get a premier pass rusher, though they paid up to get him.
Pick27
Rnd1
A'Mauri Washington
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick46
Rnd2
Trey'Dez Green
They will replay Trey'Dez Green at slot 46 for years; that is how good the value is. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick65
Rnd3
Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen in pick No. 65 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick81
Rnd3
Jelani McDonald
Taking Jelani McDonald in pick 81 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick88
Rnd3
Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor in the 88th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93
Rnd3
Ben Roberts
Ben Roberts at the 93rd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick123
Rnd4
Cam Cook
Cam Cook at the 123rd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick124
Rnd4
Luke Montgomery
The board had Luke Montgomery higher than Round 4, Pick 23, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134
Rnd4
Gunner Stockton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gunner Stockton well ahead of where he belonged. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick235
Rnd7
Emmanuel Karnley
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emmanuel Karnley. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.


















