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skripture'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2026

Science Lab 2065: Cowboys Mock Draft

  • skripture DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Amare Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Amare Thomas
WR Houston
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DET)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 112 on Mason Reiger a full 38 spots early.

Caldwell falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick28 Rnd1 CJ Allen
In slot 28 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at Round 2, Pick 27 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
They took Zakee Wheatley at par in pick 92, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mason Reiger
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mason Reiger well ahead of where he belonged. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick152 Rnd5 Amare Thomas
A tidy bit of business in the 152nd pick, where Amare Thomas graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kage Casey at No. 177. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They read the board right and Ephesians Prysock was the payoff at slot 205. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
Dallen Bentley in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Taking Jeff Caldwell in the 218th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.