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RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DAL)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (JAX)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (JAX)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NYG)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Osa Odighizuwa
DT
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T.J. Bass
OG
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for McAlister. Final grade: D-.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Cowboys shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Wagner has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Getting McAlister where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In No. 12 they get a problem off the edge, reach and all.
Pick29 Rnd1 Brandon Cisse
They paid sticker price for Brandon Cisse in the Round 1 slot, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick50 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. slipping to pick 50 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
Value with a capital V on A.J. Haulcy in slot 61, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the 94th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Justin Joly
Justin Joly at pick No. 112 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at pick No. 150 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick162 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A reach on DJ Campbell in Round 5, Pick 24; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in slot 184 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
A reach for Jalon Daniels in the Round 7 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
Circle this one: Eric McAlister at pick 225 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.