rudy473'S MOCK DRAFT
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rudy473'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2026

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  • rudy473 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
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Golday should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jake Golday had no business being available in pick 92, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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 three-down second-level presence at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A edge rusher of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 28 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick112 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Value with a capital V on Treydan Stukes in pick 112, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at No. 152 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at slot 177 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
A straight-up fair deal on Jeff Caldwell at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick218 Rnd7 TJ Hall
No drama and no debate, TJ Hall went about where he belonged in pick No. 218. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.