Ceeburleson'S MOCK DRAFT
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Ceeburleson'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 14, 2026

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  • Ceeburleson 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
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cowboys did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will need Lee III to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Styles.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 12 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in the 92nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Lee III
A premium they did not need to pay, Will Lee III a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at No. 152 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They took Domani Jackson at par in the 177th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
The board had Eric Rivers higher than the Round 5 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black in pick No. 218 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.