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Boke'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 23, 2025

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Draft Selections
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Texas
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIA)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueC- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Cowboys bet the future on Maiava. The board says D-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Eric Gentry a full 119 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Maiava; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

The Cowboys indulged a want in Mesidor while a need in tight end stayed open. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Maiava
In the 4th pick they get the face of the franchise, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick13 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 13 they get a downhill hitter at safety, and a steal at that.
Pick18 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In the 18th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick21 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In pick 21 they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at slot 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick45 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at Round 2, Pick 13 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nicholas Singleton in pick 75, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at No. 105 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick110 Rnd4 Akheem Mesidor
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Akheem Mesidor at edge rusher with tight end open.
Pick113 Rnd4 Aaron Graves
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Aaron Graves well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Nico Iamaleava
A reach for Nico Iamaleava in slot 152; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A premium they did not need to pay, Xavier Nwankpa a notch or two before his time. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick181 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
By-the-book stuff, Jaydn Ott at the 181st pick squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick217 Rnd7 DeAndre Moore Jr.
A conviction pick on DeAndre Moore Jr. at pick No. 217 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in No. 228 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.