Kev05555'S MOCK DRAFT
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Kev05555'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2026

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  • Kev05555 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Michael Harris Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Michael Harris
LB Maryland
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Cowboys: C-.

There is reaching, and then there is Mitchell Melton at No. 20. The Cowboys jumped the board by 385 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The Schrauth value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They will answer for taking edge rusher early while quarterback, tight end and other spots went begging.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

If Keldric Faulk and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
They paid sticker price for Keldric Faulk in pick No. 12, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick20 Rnd1 Mitchell Melton
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Mitchell Melton adds an edge rusher and leaves quarterback, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick92 Rnd3 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112 Rnd4 Michael Harris
They reached a country mile for Michael Harris at pick 112, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152 Rnd5 Billy Schrauth
Billy Schrauth at No. 152 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd5 Dane Key
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dane Key in the 177th pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd5 Jamal Haynes
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jamal Haynes well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
No drama and no debate, Jadon Canady went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 2. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.