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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (PIT)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Players traded away
Head Shot
DaRon Bland
CB
Head Shot
Kenny Clark
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Jacob Rodriguez at Round 2, Pick 5 is 37 spots clear of where he belonged.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. They banked enough surplus on Hill Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jacob Rodriguez well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young in pick No. 38 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick59 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Anthony Hill Jr. reach slot 59 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at the 69th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at No. 99 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick177 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
No drama and no debate, Seth McGowan went about where he belonged in pick No. 177. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
A reach for Pat Coogan in pick 180; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman in Round 6, Pick 35 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the 218th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.