BigDee2026'S MOCK DRAFT
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BigDee2026'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 15, 2026

Dallas Draft 26 2.0

  • BigDee2026 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Cowboys' one glaring miss is wide receiver, a need they left exactly as they found it.

Styles has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Nwankpa. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese in the Round 1 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 20th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
A reach for Trinidad Chambliss in slot 112; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick151 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at pick 151 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick178 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa slipping to No. 178 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
Tristan Leigh in pick No. 215 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dijon Johnson
Dijon Johnson in Round 7, Pick 5 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Isaac Smith
They paid sticker price for Isaac Smith in the 225th pick, and that is fine. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.