robckeller'S MOCK DRAFT
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RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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  • robckeller DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Patrick Payton in pick No. 181. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Johnson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 12th pick they get an enforcer at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 20th overall pick they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick112 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Chris Johnson
You do not let a cornerback like Chris Johnson reach Round 5, Pick 12 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas in pick No. 177 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick181 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Patrick Payton well ahead of where he belonged. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick221 Rnd7 Lee Hunter
Nothing to complain about; Lee Hunter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia in the 225th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.