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RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Trey Holly Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trey Holly
RB Southern
Draft Picks Received
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Kenny Clark
DT
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The Cowboys robbed the room for McNeil-Warren. Final grade: D-.

Somebody took the Cowboys to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

Every board in the league had Holly lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Landing McNeil-Warren that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 12th overall pick they get an island corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 LT Overton
A premium they did not need to pay, LT Overton a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They read the board right and Anthony Hill Jr. was the payoff at No. 44. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 89 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick112 Rnd4 Justin Joly
Justin Joly slipping to pick 112 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A conviction pick on DJ Campbell at Round 5, Pick 12 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd5 Red Murdock
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Red Murdock in pick No. 177. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Gunner Stockton
Gunner Stockton at No. 215 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick221 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
A clean, defensible pick in pick 221 with a little surplus value in J. Michael Sturdivant. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Trey Holly
The board had cheaper options than Trey Holly at the 225th overall pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.