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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
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
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Players Gained
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Maxx Crosby
DE
Players traded away
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DaRon Bland
CB
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George Pickens
WR
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Daevin Hobbs at pick 225, a reach of 43 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. McNeil-Warren falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Maxx Crosby gives the group a proven body among the projects. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the 20th pick they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Circle this one: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at Round 2, Pick 29 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They took Jacob Rodriguez at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in pick 112 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 150 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at slot 177 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick215 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keyshaun Elliott. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They liked Cole Payton enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 221. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs at pick No. 225 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.