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2026 DC Draft - 5

  • j3t DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
E.J. Williams Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
E.J. Williams Jr.
WR Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LAR)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (SF)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Donovan Wilson
S
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Malik Hooker
S
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureF
The board had answers; the Cowboys had Williams Jr.. Grade: F.

The Cowboys put a flag in the ground for E.J. Williams Jr., 118 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Cowboys indulged a want in Haulcy while a need in tight end and interior defensive lineman stayed open.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

On value alone, Love makes the weekend a net positive.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick13 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In the 13th overall pick they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick21 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
A quiet steal in No. 21: Jeremiyah Love for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick53 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A want over a need in pick No. 53: A.J. Haulcy adds a safety while tight end and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick76 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 76 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Earnest Greene III in the 151st pick, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd5 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the 178th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kevin Jennings
A tidy little value on Kevin Jennings in Round 6, Pick 35, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick225 Rnd7 E.J. Williams Jr.
A wild overpay on E.J. Williams Jr. in slot 225, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.