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ManCowMan'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

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1st'26

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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 177th pick: the Cowboys steal Casey and grade out a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Kage Casey, the No. 136 name on the board, stolen at the 177th overall pick. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Mathews Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
Keldric Faulk in pick 12 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 20th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald in slot 112 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jermaine Mathews Jr. a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They robbed the room for Kage Casey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dijon Johnson
Dijon Johnson in No. 215 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick221 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
No drama and no debate, Ethan O'Connor went about where he belonged in the 221st overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
Joey Aguilar at pick No. 225 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.