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RUN ON APR 8, 2026

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  • Komicozzy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (BUF)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (BUF)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Cole Payton a full 32 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. No fireworks, but a solid B.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. However the rest shakes out, Rivers at that price is a win they earned.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 12 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick28 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In pick 28 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 CJ Allen
Good price on CJ Allen in Round 2, Pick 6, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Kyle Louis
Nothing to complain about; Kyle Louis went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
The board had Chandler Rivers higher than the 112th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Kevin Coleman Jr. at No. 152, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cole Payton
A big swing on Cole Payton at pick No. 165, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
A conviction pick on Jeff Caldwell at Round 5, Pick 37 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.