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Dnice'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 2026

Cowboys 26

  • Dnice DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DAL)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
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Mike Hughes
CB
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Robert Spillane
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Haulcy: B+.

Call it larceny. A.J. Haulcy sat on the board until the Round 3 slot, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Cowboys clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 12 they get a featured back, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 31 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
The board fumbled Keith Abney II all the way to the 63rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They barely believed it either: A.J. Haulcy still on the board at Round 3, Pick 28. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick112 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Sam Hecht in pick No. 112, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick177 Rnd5 Reggie Virgil
Reggie Virgil in the 177th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A tidy little value on Aamil Wagner in pick 180, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jeremiah Wright
A straight-up fair deal on Jeremiah Wright at Round 7, Pick 2, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.