rwr'S MOCK DRAFT
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rwr'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 10, 2026

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  • rwr DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Rivers fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Chandler Rivers, the 112th overall pick, roughly 23 picks past where he belonged.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 12th overall pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 20th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
You do not let a cornerback like Chandler Rivers reach No. 112 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Fair-plus on Kage Casey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
Jalen Stroman at pick 177 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick180 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 40 with a little surplus value in Seth McGowan. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick225 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon slipping to slot 225 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.