rudy473'S MOCK DRAFT
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rudy473'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 1, 2026

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  • rudy473 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let McAlister fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Eric McAlister slide 23 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese at No. 12 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 20th overall pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald at pick No. 112 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick150 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in Round 5, Pick 39 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick215 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Steal is underselling it; Eric McAlister at pick 215 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
Jadon Canady slid further than he should have, and the 221st pick is lovely value for the cornerback. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Thaddeus Dixon in slot 225. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.