redheadedstranger33'S MOCK DRAFT
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redheadedstranger33'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • redheadedstranger33 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (TB)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Players Gained
Head Shot
Graham Barton
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Golday: D.

The phones were a trap the Cowboys kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

The Rodriguez reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the 12th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick15 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
They liked Dillon Thieneman enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 20. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
They talked themselves into Jacob Rodriguez at pick 46, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
Circle this one: Keith Abney II at slot 77 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad at pick No. 92 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ted Hurst. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Taking Jake Golday in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick177 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the 177th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
A straight-up fair deal on Keagen Trost at No. 180, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.