DPGAS'S MOCK DRAFT
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DPGAS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

Cowboy's 2026

  • DPGAS DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (DAL)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jerome Baker
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Roman Hemby, 68 picks early at pick 200. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They banked enough surplus on Anderson to cover a lot of smaller sins. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 20 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get an enforcer at safety, a steep price for the projection. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Value said wait; Akheem Mesidor in the 38th overall pick says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick107 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
By-the-book stuff, D'Angelo Ponds at the 107th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at No. 112 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
Somehow Jaishawn Barham was still sitting there in slot 130, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Red Murdock
Red Murdock in No. 150 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
You do not let a wide receiver like Aaron Anderson reach pick No. 177 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
They reached into another round for Roman Hemby, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tony Rojas
A big swing on Tony Rojas at the 215th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
They talked themselves into Keaten Wade at slot 221, and the board did not agree. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick225 Rnd7 Haynes King
They went early on Haynes King in the 225th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.