rwr'S MOCK DRAFT
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rwr'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 8, 2026

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  • rwr DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cowboys did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

On value alone, Nwankpa makes the weekend a net positive. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 12 they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 20th pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick150 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at Round 5, Pick 12 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They let Xavier Nwankpa come to them and pounced at No. 177. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick215 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
They took Fernando Carmona at par in slot 215, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick221 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Hykeem Williams. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at the 225th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.