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33rd 2026 Draft

  • ElMeroMeroGF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DAL)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DAL)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BUF)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (PIT)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
Payton Wilson
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Olaivavega Ioane, the No. 51 name on the board, in No. 87. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

They are betting Hunter proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that.
Pick25 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a go-to option on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Taurean York
Taurean York at No. 51 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Olaivavega Ioane
Steal is underselling it; Olaivavega Ioane at pick No. 87 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at slot 112 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 David Oke
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on David Oke. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at the 160th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
A big swing on Vincent Anthony Jr. at pick 161, well ahead of any board in the building. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick177 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
They paid a round early for Le'Veon Moss in Round 5, Pick 37, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick231 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in the 231st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.