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8th 2026 Draft

  • ElMeroMeroGF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Kevin Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kevin Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Alex Birchmeier Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Alex Birchmeier
OG Penn State
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kevin Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAR)
Kevin Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys did not so much draft Jamari Lyons as overpay for him, 44 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a featured back at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Christen Miller
They paid sticker price for Christen Miller in Round 2, Pick 9, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kevin Concepcion
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kevin Concepcion at pick 58. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling in the 109th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez slid further than he should have, and the 148th overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd6 Alex Birchmeier
Alex Birchmeier in slot 177 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jamari Lyons
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jamari Lyons well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.