cowboys22220'S MOCK DRAFT
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cowboys22220'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The war room fell hard for VJ Payne, and it showed at the 152nd pick: 44 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

McAlister falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 12 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In pick 20 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. slid further than he should have, and the 92nd pick is lovely value for the running back. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
A quiet steal in the 112th overall pick: Malik Muhammad for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick177 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 37 with a little surplus value in Aamil Wagner. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd5 Dae'Quan Wright
By-the-book stuff, Dae'Quan Wright at slot 180 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
They robbed the room for Eric McAlister here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.