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CowboyFan1960'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 7, 2026

Mock One

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. VJ Payne went at pick 150, a good 44 picks before the board was ready. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 12 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 20 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in slot 112 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick177 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
They took Seth McGowan at par in Round 5, Pick 39, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at pick 215 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick221 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in slot 221 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
No drama and no debate, Zavion Thomas went about where he belonged in pick No. 225. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.