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5th 2026 Draft

  • ElMeroMeroGF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (DAL)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAR)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (LAC)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (MIA)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LAC)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Poona Ford
DT
Head Shot
Mohamed Kamara
DL
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys robbed the room for Arnold. Final grade: B+.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jackson Arnold, the No. 152 name on the board, in pick 214.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 9 they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick58 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in No. 58 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Steal is underselling it; Nicholas Singleton at the 90th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick109 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
Charles Jagusah at the 109th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Tree Babalade
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tree Babalade in pick 154. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jonah Coleman
Value with a capital V on Jonah Coleman in Round 5, Pick 24, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Connor Tollison
Somehow Connor Tollison was still sitting there in pick No. 177, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jackson Arnold
You do not let a quarterback like Jackson Arnold reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick236 Rnd7 Marquis Johnson
Marquis Johnson in slot 236 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.