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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
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
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
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
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAR)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (JAX)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NYG)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Osa Odighizuwa
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

There is reaching, and then there is Daevin Hobbs at pick 225. The Cowboys jumped the board by 43 and dared it to prove them wrong. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, wide receiver very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick 12 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Brandon Cisse
In No. 29 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
A wild overpay on Derrick Moore in slot 62, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They paid sticker price for Jacob Rodriguez in the 94th pick, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They reached into another round for Aamil Wagner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
The board had cheaper options than DJ Campbell at pick No. 162, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Cole Payton
A reach for Cole Payton in pick 221; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick225 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Daevin Hobbs well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.