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CMS2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 31, 2026

Cowboys Hopeful but Realistic

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (IND)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Players Gained
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Bill Murray
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB+
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 7, Pick 2 on Haynes King a full 90 spots early. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The Branch value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

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

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on D'Angelo Ponds. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at pick 55 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A tidy little value on Jacob Rodriguez in slot 78, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 92 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in the 97th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Caden Curry in Round 4, Pick 12 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick113 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at slot 113 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick152 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
No drama and no debate, Beau Stephens went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Louis Moore in the 177th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick180 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
By-the-book stuff, Jeff Caldwell at the 180th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at pick 196 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick218 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King at No. 218 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.