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Nitebar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 13, 2026

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  • Nitebar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 180 on Patrick Payton a full 76 spots early.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 20 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Josiah Trotter
The board had cheaper options than Josiah Trotter at Round 2, Pick 15, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at slot 78 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick92 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette in pick 92 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Isaiah World
They reached into another round for Isaiah World, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jack Endries
They liked Jack Endries enough to skip the value, taking him in the 113th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick152 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
No drama and no debate, Zxavian Harris went about where he belonged in the 152nd pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd5 Caleb Douglas
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Caleb Douglas at the Round 5 slot is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at No. 180 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott at slot 218 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.