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Davidssson'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2026

Dallas

  • Davidssson DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Patrick Payton, taking him 77 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The Lance steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Zion Young
In the 20th pick they get juice off the edge, a steep price for the projection. More want than need.
Pick92 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at No. 92 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in Round 4, Pick 12 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bryce Boettcher this early at slot 152. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Louis Moore at pick 177. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick180 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in the 180th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick218 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
They talked themselves into Fa'alili Fa'amoe at No. 218, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.