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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 27, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Players Gained
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Jalen Ramsey
CB
Players traded away
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
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Osa Odighizuwa
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: D+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Daevin Hobbs at pick No. 225 is 45 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

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 the 12th overall pick they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick22 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In the 22nd pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick86 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Fair-plus on Zakee Wheatley, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick102 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in slot 102 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick112 Rnd4 Taurean York
A tidy bit of business in pick 112, where Taurean York graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
No drama and no debate, Kyle Louis went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DJ Campbell. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick215 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
They paid up for Miles Kitselman at pick 215 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick221 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
A clean, defensible pick in No. 221 with a little surplus value in Keyshaun Elliott. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Daevin Hobbs. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.