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TXHEATHEN'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 2, 2026

Cowboys-late rd 1 trade w/Jags

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Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (JAX)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (JAX)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on McCoy: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jermod McCoy had no business being available in the 225th pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Hemby pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. With tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
They read the board right and Rueben Bain Jr. was the payoff at slot 12. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick56 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano at No. 56 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 David Bailey
A curious use of the 81st overall pick. Tight end needed the pick; an edge rusher in David Bailey did not.
Pick88 Rnd3 Brian Parker II
A slide stopped in pick No. 88, with Brian Parker II worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane at Round 3, Pick 36 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Fernando Mendoza
You do not let a quarterback like Fernando Mendoza reach the 112th pick and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick124 Rnd4 Michael Taaffe
Somehow Michael Taaffe was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick150 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Steal is underselling it; Sonny Styles at pick 150 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kayden McDonald
They robbed the room for Kayden McDonald here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jordyn Tyson
They barely believed it either: Jordyn Tyson still on the board at the 215th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick221 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
A big swing on Roman Hemby at the 221st pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jermod McCoy
Taking Jermod McCoy in pick 225 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.