DC4L'S MOCK DRAFT
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DC4L'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • DC4L DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordyn Brooks
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueF NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a C+.

The Cowboys torched the value chart for Harold Perkins Jr., taking him 121 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Harold Perkins Jr.
In the 12th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Keionte Scott
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get an island corner, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Reggie Virgil
A wild overpay on Reggie Virgil in No. 112, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jude Bowry. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at slot 152 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick177 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They did well to land Aamil Wagner in pick 177, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They took Zane Durant at par in Round 5, Pick 40, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick182 Rnd6 Taylen Green
They paid sticker price for Taylen Green in pick 182, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick218 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in pick No. 218 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.