Nathan Potter'S MOCK DRAFT
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Nathan Potter'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 14, 2025

First Cowboys Draft 2026

  • Nathan Potter DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys spent real capital to be 40 picks early on Brett Norfleet, and the board is going to hold them to it.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 12th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 David Bailey
In pick No. 25 they get a double-digit-sack hope, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick112 Rnd4 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at pick 112 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith in slot 152 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick177 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in the 177th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet at Round 7, Pick 3 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Barion Brown
They went early on Barion Brown in the 231st pick, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.