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kk'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

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  • kk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ty Johnson
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Cowboys this weekend: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Cowboys should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

They will need Llewellyn to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McAlister. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 26 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
A quiet steal in No. 60: Michael Taaffe for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick112 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Max Llewellyn. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick150 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Louis Moore at pick 150 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Elarms-Orr at slot 177 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister at the 215th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick225 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
Value with a capital V on Keyshaun Elliott in Round 7, Pick 9, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
Fair-plus on DJ Harvey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.