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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 25, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CHI)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Treydan Stukes at the 69th pick. The Cowboys jumped the board by 27 and dared it to prove them wrong.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In slot 18 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick28 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
A wild overpay on Jacob Rodriguez in the 49th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
They talked themselves into Treydan Stukes at pick No. 69, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Darrell Jackson Jr. at No. 99 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick177 Rnd5 Red Murdock
They paid up for Red Murdock at pick 177 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in pick No. 180 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
Tyren Montgomery at the 216th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
A straight-up fair deal on Jaren Kanak at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.