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Rilla'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 6, 2026

A Man can dream

  • Rilla DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Draft Picks Received
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Jalen Tolbert
WR
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Kenny Clark
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: D+.

The phones were a trap the Cowboys kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

Jatta has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 12 they get the heartbeat of the defense. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Joshua Josephs
In the 20th overall pick they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe is a better player than pick No. 59 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jermaine Mathews Jr. a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd5 Isaiah Jatta
They reached into another round for Isaiah Jatta, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.