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rudy473'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • rudy473 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Golday should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Golday, the 92nd pick, roughly 33 picks past where he belonged.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 12th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Taking Jake Golday in pick 92 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick112 Rnd4 Devin Moore
Steal is underselling it; Devin Moore at the 112th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
A slide stopped in slot 152, with Dametrious Crownover worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at No. 177 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Ar'maj Reed-Adams graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at pick No. 218 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.