CMS2'S MOCK DRAFT
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CMS2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

Dem Boys have their year

  • CMS2 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DAL)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TEN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (HOU)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jalen Tolbert
WR
Head Shot
Kenneth Murray Jr.
LB
Head Shot
Miles Sanders
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D+.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Haynes King, taking him 86 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Clark pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Branch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 12 they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at Round 2, Pick 3 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick45 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They paid sticker price for D'Angelo Ponds in pick No. 45, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
No edge and no loss on Jacob Rodriguez in pick 80; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
They will replay Zachariah Branch at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick112 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They paid a round early for Davison Igbinosun in the 112th overall pick, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Bud Clark adds a safety and leaves tight end untouched.
Pick146 Rnd5 Louis Moore
A reach for Louis Moore in No. 146; a little patience would have been rewarded. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
They went early on Aaron Graves in slot 150, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Noah Whittington
A reach on Noah Whittington in the 215th pick; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick221 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Logan Taylor well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King at the 225th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.