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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 27, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CIN)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Players traded away
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Osa Odighizuwa
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Keyshaun Elliott at the 177th pick, a reach of 37 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 12 they get a green-dot type in the middle, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 Romello Height
In slot 25 they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the 61st overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick89 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
No edge and no loss on Malik Muhammad in pick No. 89; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tim Keenan III. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher in Round 5, Pick 12 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Keyshaun Elliott
They talked themselves into Keyshaun Elliott at the 177th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Cole Payton
A conviction pick on Cole Payton at the 225th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.