DIDDY'S MOCK DRAFT
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DIDDY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

I sold so hard this draft

  • DIDDY DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Cowboys never addressed offensive lineman, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

However the rest shakes out, Benson at that price is a win they earned. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 12 they get the heartbeat of the defense. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 20 they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III in the 112th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick150 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Malik Benson slipping to the 150th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker is a better player than No. 177 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick215 Rnd6 Josh Moten
Josh Moten at the Round 6 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
Nothing to complain about; Isaiah Nwokobia went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick225 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Thaddeus Dixon at pick No. 225 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.