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16th 2026 Draft

  • ElMeroMeroGF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Pat Coogan
C Notre Dame
Rueben Owens Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DAL)
Rueben Owens
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (SEA)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Rueben Owens Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Rueben Owens
RB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SEA)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ARI)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (TB)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zach Charbonnet
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. DJ Campbell at pick No. 117 is 77 spots clear of where he belonged.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. On value alone, Fields makes the weekend a net positive. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 11th pick they get a workhorse for the backfield at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at pick No. 41 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in the 111th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in slot 117 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick156 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
They talked themselves into Trey Zuhn III at No. 156, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
A straight-up fair deal on Lee Hunter at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd6 James Smith
The board had cheaper options than James Smith at pick 177, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick214 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
They read the board right and Pat Coogan was the payoff at the 214th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Rueben Owens
A reach for Rueben Owens in the 235th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.