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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 7, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Mingo
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: C.

The Cowboys went off the board in a big way for Jacob Rodriguez, 81 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

If Caleb Downs and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick20 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In the 20th overall pick they get a problem off the edge, reach and all.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Value said wait; Jacob Rodriguez in slot 89 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
You do not let a cornerback like Malik Muhammad reach pick 112 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Stroman in the 150th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick177 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A reach for DJ Campbell in No. 177; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd5 Jamal Haynes
Jamal Haynes at slot 181 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick221 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Daevin Hobbs well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jerry Wilson
Jerry Wilson in pick No. 225 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.