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Nitebar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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  • Nitebar DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
RJ Maryland Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
RJ Maryland
TE SMU
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylin Noel
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Cowboys this weekend: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: RJ Maryland, 73 picks early at the 225th pick. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. On value alone, Hill Jr. makes the weekend a net positive.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Adding Jaylin Noel by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 18 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick28 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore in pick No. 49 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick59 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at the 59th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
No drama and no debate, Mike Washington Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 112. It fills a real need, too.
Pick150 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They took Domani Jackson at par in Round 5, Pick 12, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They let Aamil Wagner come to them and pounced at pick No. 177. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the 194th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick215 Rnd6 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels in slot 221 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 RJ Maryland
A swing that ignored the value entirely, RJ Maryland well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.