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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 30, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (DAL)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LV)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Reese from sliding. Grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Arvell Reese got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at the 25th overall pick.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Cuevas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 12th pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 25 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the 89th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalon Kilgore. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick150 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Josh Cuevas
They liked Josh Cuevas enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 1. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd6 PJ Williams
PJ Williams in No. 215 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
Joey Aguilar in pick 221 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick225 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
Good price on J. Michael Sturdivant in the 225th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.