MRJOECRAIG'S MOCK DRAFT
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MRJOECRAIG'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2026

4-20-2026 ~ NOT REALITY -2

  • MRJOECRAIG DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trey Holly Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Trey Holly
RB Southern
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueA+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Sadiq: A-.

The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Kenyon Sadiq, the No. 17 name on the board, sitting there at the 148th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Bottom line, with Mansoor Delane leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 20 they get the heartbeat of the defense, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 29 they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Circle this one: Sonny Styles at the 49th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald at No. 59 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in pick 92 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick106 Rnd4 Akheem Mesidor
They robbed the room for Akheem Mesidor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick112 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the 112th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kenyon Sadiq
A tight end of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Germie Bernard
Steal is underselling it; Germie Bernard at Round 5, Pick 12 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Mike Washington Jr.
They will replay Mike Washington Jr. at the 167th pick for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick177 Rnd5 Max Llewellyn
Taking Max Llewellyn in pick 177 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick180 Rnd5 Jaishawn Barham
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Jaishawn Barham in the 180th overall pick, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.