austinrwilliams2005'S MOCK DRAFT
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austinrwilliams2005'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2026

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  • austinrwilliams2005 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
Head Shot
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Donovan Wilson
S
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Cameron from sliding. Grade: D.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cowboys, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

The Bowry pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Cameron steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 12th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
They took Sonny Styles at par in the 20th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They paid sticker price for Akheem Mesidor in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry in slot 102 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at pick 112 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick177 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zane Durant. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Circle this one: Josh Cameron at pick No. 215 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They paid up for Cole Payton at pick 221 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at Round 7, Pick 9 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.