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4-16-2026 ~ 3LB-TE ~ TRADES

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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (BUF)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Deone Walker
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Cowboys this weekend: B+.

The Cowboys ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

Reaching for Llewellyn left real value on the table behind him. The Cowboys indulged a want in Wheatley while a need in offensive lineman, running back and other spots stayed open. That Wheatley pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
They read the board right and Arvell Reese was the payoff at pick 18. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick26 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 26 they get a green-dot type in the middle, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board had Emmanuel McNeil-Warren higher than Round 2, Pick 17, and the safety fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick92 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at the 92nd overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick97 Rnd3 Tacario Davis
A reach for Tacario Davis in slot 97; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
A surprising call. With offensive lineman, running back and other spots still to address, they spent pick No. 112 on Zakee Wheatley, a safety they were not short of.
Pick126 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Max Llewellyn. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick152 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings at the 152nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bryce Boettcher. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd5 Dae'Quan Wright
The board had cheaper options than Dae'Quan Wright at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A straight-up fair deal on Cole Payton at slot 196, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.