Darien'S MOCK DRAFT
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2026

  • Darien DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
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-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

Every other box got a look, but linebacker did not. The Cowboys will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

Ott at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If Durant pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In pick 20 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. More want than need.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A straight-up fair deal on Jalon Kilgore at No. 112, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick150 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A premium they did not need to pay, Zane Durant a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
They read the board right and Jaydn Ott was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 39. It fills a real need, too.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jamal Haynes
Jamal Haynes in the 215th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick221 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
They paid sticker price for Hykeem Williams in slot 221, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
They took Riley Mahlman at par in the 225th pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.