MRJOECRAIG'S MOCK DRAFT
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MRJOECRAIG'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

4-8-26 ~ 5RD ~ 2 WRS

  • MRJOECRAIG 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: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DAL)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Cowboys let Muhammad fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Malik Muhammad, the No. 99 name on the board, sitting there at the 123rd overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Douglas has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 12 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick22 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 22nd pick they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick86 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
They let Elijah Sarratt come to them and pounced at No. 86. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at the 92nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
They will replay Malik Muhammad at pick 123 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Caleb Douglas
Caleb Douglas in Round 5, Pick 12 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Elarms-Orr at slot 177 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They jumped the gun on Taylen Green, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.