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RUN ON JAN 14, 2026

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  • robckeller DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CLE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (BAL)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA-
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Cowboys went off the board in a big way for Keaten Wade, 68 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Cowboys indulged a want in Kilgore while a need in quarterback, running back and other spots stayed open. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 1 slot with a little surplus value in Arvell Reese. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 28 they get the heartbeat of the defense, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dillon Thieneman in Round 2, Pick 27. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick79 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Good price on Keionte Scott in slot 79, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A straight-up fair deal on D'Angelo Ponds at the 106th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A surprising call. With quarterback, running back and other spots still to address, they spent the 112th pick on Jalon Kilgore, a safety they were not short of.
Pick114 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
They reached into another round for Malachi Lawrence, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick140 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in Round 5, Pick 1 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jakobe Thomas
They will replay Jakobe Thomas at the 151st pick for years; that is how good the value is. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick174 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III at the 174th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Value with a capital V on Jermaine Mathews Jr. in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
Tristan Leigh in No. 215 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona at pick No. 221 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
Keaten Wade at pick 225 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick234 Rnd7 Isaac Smith
Nice patience on Isaac Smith, who had no business lasting to pick No. 234. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick248 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
They let Hykeem Williams come to them and pounced at the 248th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.