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QWERTY42'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2026

Dream Cowboys Draft

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DAL)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylen Warren
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Height from sliding. Grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Romello Height tumbling to the Cowboys in Round 7, Pick 41 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that Howell is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 18th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21 Rnd1 David Bailey
Nice patience on David Bailey, who had no business lasting to the 21st overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick22 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
They barely believed it either: Kenyon Sadiq still on the board at pick 49. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Spencer Fano
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Spencer Fano in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane at slot 99 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cashius Howell
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. Cashius Howell in pick No. 104 leaves running back and interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick112 Rnd4 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate at No. 112 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
A linebacker of that caliber at the 141st pick is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Colton Hood
Colton Hood in the 150th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at pick No. 177 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jordyn Tyson
Taking Jordyn Tyson in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick215 Rnd6 Garrett Nussmeier
They robbed the room for Garrett Nussmeier here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Brandon Cisse
The board fumbled Brandon Cisse all the way to Round 7, Pick 5, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
You do not let a safety like Michael Taaffe reach No. 225 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick252 Rnd7 Deontae Lawson
Steal is underselling it; Deontae Lawson at slot 252 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Romello Height
Romello Height at the 257th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.