wgarrison'S MOCK DRAFT
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wgarrison'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

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The haul

  • wgarrison DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DAL)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DAL)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DAL)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DAL)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DAL)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Demon Clowney Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DAL)
Demon Clowney
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DAL)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Clayton Smith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Clayton Smith
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Jonathan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jonathan Jefferson
DT SMU
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DAL)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DAL)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (JAX)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SEA)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Demon Clowney Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Demon Clowney
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Clayton Smith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Clayton Smith
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Jonathan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jonathan Jefferson
DT SMU
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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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: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
K'Lavon Chaisson
LB
Head Shot
Darnell Washington
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
CeeDee Lamb
WR
Head Shot
Jake Ferguson
TE
Head Shot
Logan Wilson
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Clowney reach set the tone, and the Cowboys never recovered: F.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Demon Clowney a full 94 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A F, plain and simple.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They banked enough surplus on Lance to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 16 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick18 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a potential shutdown corner, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Chris Bell
In the 31st overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at slot 55 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick63 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
They read the board right and Michael Taaffe was the payoff at pick 63. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at No. 95 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick99 Rnd3 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at the 99th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick100 Rnd3 Eli Raridon
They reached a country mile for Eli Raridon at the 100th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They reached into another round for Mike Washington Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tanner Koziol
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanner Koziol in Round 4, Pick 19, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Nothing to complain about; Parker Brailsford went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
They paid a round early for Max Iheanachor in slot 127, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133 Rnd4 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at the 133rd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
Value with a capital V on Hezekiah Masses in No. 135, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They robbed the room for Bryce Lance here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
Jaden Greathouse slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 12 is lovely value for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Good price on Davison Igbinosun in slot 152, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick160 Rnd5 Bud Clark
A wild overpay on Bud Clark in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick162 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at the 162nd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick172 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
A slide stopped in pick 172, with Nadame Tucker worth more than the price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Quinten Joyner
Quinten Joyner in pick 173 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd5 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson at No. 177 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Peyton Bowen
They talked themselves into Peyton Bowen at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick198 Rnd6 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith at slot 198 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick211 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Keyron Crawford well ahead of where he belonged. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Joey Aguilar
They jumped the gun on Joey Aguilar, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick218 Rnd7 Haynes King
Value said wait; Haynes King in Round 7, Pick 2 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick221 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
No edge and no loss on J. Michael Sturdivant in pick No. 221; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in slot 225 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Demon Clowney
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Demon Clowney. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick246 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
Keaten Wade in the 246th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick249 Rnd7 Clayton Smith
A big swing on Clayton Smith at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jonathan Jefferson
A real head-scratcher, Jonathan Jefferson in No. 251 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick252 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at the 252nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick255 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
Mitchell Melton at pick No. 255 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Stacking talent where they were already deep.