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1st draft of 2026-2027 season

  • gray jo DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DAL)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Demon Clowney Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Demon Clowney
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DAL)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DEN)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
Nobody dealt better than the Cowboys this weekend: B.

Some picks age like wine; Demon Clowney at the 225th pick will need to, sitting 98 spots clear of his grade. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Spending an early pick on edge rusher with quarterback and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Landing Allen that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 12 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick30 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In slot 30 they get a green-dot type in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They paid up for Akheem Mesidor at the 46th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
A tidy bit of business in No. 72, where Jadarian Price graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Chase Bisontis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Chase Bisontis well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick94 Rnd3 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard at the 94th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick110 Rnd4 David Oke
They left a pile of value on the table to take David Oke this early at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick112 Rnd4 Deion Burks
The board had Deion Burks higher than pick 112, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
You do not let a running back like Kaytron Allen reach the 116th pick and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick132 Rnd4 Trey Moore
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Trey Moore while clear needs at quarterback and tight end sat open.
Pick177 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at No. 177 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jerry Wilson
Jerry Wilson at Round 6, Pick 32 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dijon Johnson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dijon Johnson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Kamran James
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kamran James. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Demon Clowney
Demon Clowney in No. 225 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick247 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
Mitchell Melton at the 247th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick257 Rnd7 Damari Brown
Damari Brown in pick 257 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.