robckeller'S MOCK DRAFT
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robckeller'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 18, 2026

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  • robckeller DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Kalil Alexander went at the 215th overall pick, a good 51 picks before the board was ready.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Reese. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a problem off the edge, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 20 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick112 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
They jumped the gun on Demond Claiborne, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at the 150th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick177 Rnd5 Brenen Thompson
Value with a capital V on Brenen Thompson in pick No. 177, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kalil Alexander in the 215th overall pick, miles early. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick221 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
Noah Whittington in slot 221 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Anez Cooper
A wild overpay on Anez Cooper in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.