D.HAWK'S MOCK DRAFT
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D.HAWK'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • D.HAWK DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (IND)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordyn Brooks
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Cowboys this weekend: B+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Caden Curry in slot 78, a good 47 spots before the room expected him. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The Caldwell steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

It is not that Barham is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In slot 12 they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at No. 47 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Caden Curry
They talked themselves into Caden Curry at pick 78, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jaishawn Barham
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jaishawn Barham adds an edge rusher and leaves quarterback, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick92 Rnd3 Bud Clark
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bud Clark. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick112 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Steal is underselling it; Treydan Stukes at Round 4, Pick 12 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Value with a capital V on Dametrious Crownover in the 156th overall pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They took Kaleb Elarms-Orr at par in pick 177, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
Nothing to complain about; Marlin Klein went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
You do not let a wide receiver like Jeff Caldwell reach No. 218 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.