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18th 2026 Draft

  • ElMeroMeroGF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (DAL)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DAL)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DAL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (DAL)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (GB)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (GB)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (GB)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (GB)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (GB)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sua Opeta
OG
Head Shot
Christian Watson
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cowboys let Benny fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

When a board-topper like Rayshaun Benny slides to the 148th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

The cost of the Campbell reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In slot 21 they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick54 Rnd2 Mikail Kamara
Mikail Kamara in the 54th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A tidy bit of business in No. 121, where Parker Brailsford graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Zuhn III well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132 Rnd4 DJ Campbell
A big swing on DJ Campbell at Round 4, Pick 30, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Rayshaun Benny reach the 148th overall pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
The board had Jacob Rodriguez higher than pick 158, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cayden Lee
Nice patience on Cayden Lee, who had no business lasting to the 161st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Nwankpa at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick177 Rnd6 Shamar Easter
Shamar Easter in slot 177 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick214 Rnd6 A'Marion Peterson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on A'Marion Peterson. The roster fit checks out.
Pick234 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Circle this one: Diego Pavia at No. 234 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.