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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
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
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Players Gained
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Jordyn Brooks
LB
Players traded away
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DaRon Bland
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Haulcy from sliding. Grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. A.J. Haulcy at the 92nd overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If York pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. With wide receiver, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mansoor Delane in pick 12. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick28 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In the 28th pick they get a bendy edge with upside, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick69 Rnd3 Taurean York
Taurean York in the 69th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at slot 92 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mason Reiger
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: Mason Reiger adds an edge rusher while wide receiver, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick No. 152 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd5 Red Murdock
They went early on Red Murdock in Round 5, Pick 37, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick180 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
No edge and no loss on DJ Campbell in No. 180; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick218 Rnd7 Lander Barton
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lander Barton. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.