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DALLAS COWBOYS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update:
April 16
Starter Need High (P1, P2)
RB
WR
OT
NT
DL3T
EDGE
CB
CBN
Starter Need Medium (P3)
OG
ILB
Mid Round Fill High (P5)
SFTY
Depth Fill (P4)
Late Round Fill (P6)
QB
WRS
OC
TE
OLB
Minimal Need (P9)
DL5T
COWBOYS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from Consensus Mock Draft:
2025 Mock Draft #28
Most recent mock draft update:
4/22/25
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R1
12
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Dallas
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Matthew Golden
Texas
WR
Reach/Value:
1
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Height:
6'0"
Weight:
190
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Leave it to Jerry Jones to create buzz leading up to draft night. In recent weeks, it seems as if the consensus has revolved around Dallas drafting a receiver with this pick, with Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan and Matthew Golden being the favorites.
Still, with Jones' comments on the Cowboys currently working on substantial trades, fans of America's Team are now left trying to connect the dots on what that actually means, be it a trade up or down, or the addition of a veteran like Courtland Sutton possibly. There is no way of deciphering those comments (an AI tool maybe?), and I'm sticking to the Cowboys bringing in a pass-catcher.
McMillan is my top receiver on the board in this scenario and a Dak-friendly target. Emeka Egbuka is my favorite fit for this offense as a versatile player who will bring value both on and off the field. However, this offense needs more big-play threats and Golden offers that. He runs his routes with good tempo and gets in and out of his breaks smoothly. While we don't often see his 4.29 speed on tape, that's due to the fact that he was new to the Texas offense, as he made more of an impact as the season went on.
Ultimately, it stinks to be picking this high and sifting through players that have big question marks but that is this class in a nutshell. There are very few home run picks this year, and teams are going to have to trust their evaluations and their ability to implement and develop these players into their scheme. If the Cowboys can do that with Golden, this passing game can take a big step forward.
~Austin Smith, DraftTek Senior Analyst
Still, with Jones' comments on the Cowboys currently working on substantial trades, fans of America's Team are now left trying to connect the dots on what that actually means, be it a trade up or down, or the addition of a veteran like Courtland Sutton possibly. There is no way of deciphering those comments (an AI tool maybe?), and I'm sticking to the Cowboys bringing in a pass-catcher.
McMillan is my top receiver on the board in this scenario and a Dak-friendly target. Emeka Egbuka is my favorite fit for this offense as a versatile player who will bring value both on and off the field. However, this offense needs more big-play threats and Golden offers that. He runs his routes with good tempo and gets in and out of his breaks smoothly. While we don't often see his 4.29 speed on tape, that's due to the fact that he was new to the Texas offense, as he made more of an impact as the season went on.
Ultimately, it stinks to be picking this high and sifting through players that have big question marks but that is this class in a nutshell. There are very few home run picks this year, and teams are going to have to trust their evaluations and their ability to implement and develop these players into their scheme. If the Cowboys can do that with Golden, this passing game can take a big step forward.
~Austin Smith, DraftTek Senior Analyst
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R2
44
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Dallas
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TreVeyon Henderson
Ohio State
RB
Reach/Value:
-3
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Height:
5'10"
Weight:
202
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R3
76
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Dallas
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Oluwafemi Oladejo
UCLA
EDGE
Reach/Value:
6
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
261
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R5
149
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Dallas
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Upton Stout
Western Kentucky
CBN
Reach/Value:
-7
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Height:
5'9"
Weight:
181
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R5
174
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Dallas (Comp)
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O'Donnell Fortune
South Carolina
CB
Reach/Value:
-10
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Height:
6'1"
Weight:
188
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R6
204
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Dallas (Trade)
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Zeek Biggers
Georgia Tech
DL3T
Reach/Value:
10
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Height:
6'5"
Weight:
320
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DAL g DET t BUF t CLE (A Cooper/D Peoples-Jones/K Elam)
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R6
211
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Dallas (Comp)
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Branson Taylor
Pittsburgh
OT
Reach/Value:
-34
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Height:
6'5"
Weight:
330
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R7
217
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Dallas (Trade)
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Joe Evans
UTSA
DL1T
Reach/Value:
-35
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Height:
6'2"
Weight:
337
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DAL g TEN t NE (N Folk/J Milton)
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R7
239
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Dallas (Trade)
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Marques Sigle
Kansas State
S
Reach/Value:
2
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Height:
5'11"
Weight:
196
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DAL g GB t TEN (M Willis)
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R7
247
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Dallas (Trade)
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Francisco Mauigoa
Miami
ILB
Reach/Value:
-14
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Height:
6'1"
Weight:
231
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COWBOYS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS
Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".
Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2024 | 1 | 29 | Tyler Guyton | Oklahoma | OT | Reach | -4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 56 | Marshawn Kneeland | Western Michigan | EDGE | Value | +9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 73 | Cooper Beebe | Kansas State | OG | Value | +11 |
| 2024 | 3 | 87 | Marist Liufau | Notre Dame | OLB | Reach | -97 |
| 2024 | 5 | 174 | Caelen Carson | Wake Forest | CB | Value | +59 |
| 2024 | 6 | 216 | Ryan Flournoy | SE Missouri State | WR | Reach | -24 |
| 2024 | 7 | 233 | Nathan Thomas | Louisiana | OT | Reach | -37 |
| 2024 | 7 | 244 | Justin Rogers | Auburn | DL1T | Reach | -39 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2023 | 1 | 26 | Mazi Smith | Michigan | DL1T | Reach | -12 |
| 2023 | 2 | 58 | Luke Schoonmaker | Michigan | TE | Reach | -47 |
| 2023 | 3 | 90 | DeMarvion Overshown | Texas | OLB | Value | +4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 129 | Viliami Fehoko | San Jose State | EDGE | Reach | -34 |
| 2023 | 5 | 169 | Asim Richards | North Carolina | OT | Reach | -60 |
| 2023 | 6 | 178 | Eric Scott Jr. | Southern Mississippi | CB | Reach | -124 |
| 2023 | 6 | 212 | Deuce Vaughn | Kansas State | RB | Reach | -139 |
| 2023 | 7 | 244 | Jalen Brooks | South Carolina | WR | Reach | -173 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2022 | 1 | 24 | Tyler Smith | Tulsa | OT | Reach | -19 |
| 2022 | 2 | 56 | Sam Williams | Ole Miss | EDGE | Reach | -49 |
| 2022 | 3 | 88 | Jalen Tolbert | South Alabama | WR | Value | +23 |
| 2022 | 4 | 129 | Jake Ferguson | Wisconsin | TE | Reach | -15 |
| 2022 | 5 | 155 | Matt Waletzko | North Dakota | OT | Reach | -35 |
| 2022 | 5 | 167 | DaRon Bland | Fresno State | CB | Reach | -80 |
| 2022 | 5 | 176 | Damone Clark | LSU | ILB | Reach | -19 |
| 2022 | 5 | 178 | John Ridgeway | Arkansas | DL1T | Value | +55 |
| 2022 | 6 | 193 | Devin Harper | Oklahoma State | OLB | Reach | -34 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2021 | 1 | 12 | Micah Parsons | Penn State | ILB | Value | +0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 44 | Kelvin Joseph | Kentucky | CB | Reach | -47 |
| 2021 | 3 | 75 | Osa Odighizuwa | UCLA | DL5T | Reach | -65 |
| 2021 | 3 | 84 | Chauncey Golston | Iowa | EDGE | Reach | -69 |
| 2021 | 3 | 99 | Nahshon Wright | Oregon State | CB | Reach | -64 |
| 2021 | 4 | 115 | Jabril Cox | LSU | OLB | Value | +64 |
| 2021 | 4 | 138 | Josh Ball | Marshall | OT | Reach | -91 |
| 2021 | 5 | 179 | Simi Fehoko | Stanford | WR | Reach | -88 |
| 2021 | 6 | 192 | Quinton Bohanna | Kentucky | DL1T | Reach | -70 |
| 2021 | 6 | 227 | Israel Mukuamu | South Carolina | CB | Value | +111 |
| 2021 | 7 | 238 | Matt Farniok | Nebraska | OG | Reach | -103 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2020 | 1 | 17 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | WR | Value | +8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 51 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | CB | Value | +29 |
| 2020 | 3 | 82 | Neville Gallimore | Oklahoma | DL3T | Value | +39 |
| 2020 | 4 | 123 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | CB | Reach | -107 |
| 2020 | 4 | 146 | Tyler Biadasz | Wisconsin | OC | Value | +46 |
| 2020 | 5 | 179 | Bradlee Anae | Utah | EDGE | Value | +68 |
| 2020 | 7 | 231 | Ben DiNucci | James Madison | QB | Reach | -82 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2019 | 2 | 58 | Trysten Hill | UCF | DL1T | Reach | -40 |
| 2019 | 3 | 90 | Connor McGovern | Penn State | OG | Value | +26 |
| 2019 | 4 | 128 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | RB | Reach | -60 |
| 2019 | 5 | 158 | Michael Jackson | Miami (FL) | CB | Reach | -24 |
| 2019 | 5 | 165 | Joe Jackson | Miami (FL) | EDGE | Value | +104 |
| 2019 | 6 | 213 | Donovan Wilson | Texas A&M | S | Reach | -58 |
| 2019 | 7 | 218 | Mike Weber | Ohio State | RB | Value | +57 |
| 2019 | 7 | 241 | Jalen Jelks | Oregon | EDGE | Value | +129 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2018 | 1 | 19 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise State | ILB | Reach | -11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 50 | Connor Williams | Texas | OT | Value | +23 |
| 2018 | 3 | 81 | Michael Gallup | Colorado St | WR | Reach | -7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 116 | Dorance Armstrong | Kansas | EDGE | Value | +39 |
| 2018 | 4 | 137 | Dalton Schultz | Stanford | TE | Value | +50 |
| 2018 | 5 | 171 | Mike White | Western Kentucky | QB | Value | +88 |
| 2018 | 6 | 193 | Chris Covington | Indiana | OLB | Reach | -131 |
| 2018 | 6 | 208 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise State | WR | Value | +67 |
| 2018 | 7 | 236 | Bo Scarbrough | Alabama | RB | Value | +71 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2017 | 1 | 28 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | EDGE | Value | +3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 60 | Chidobe Awuzie | Colorado | CB | Value | +20 |
| 2017 | 3 | 92 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | CB | Value | +16 |
| 2017 | 4 | 133 | Ryan Switzer | North Carolina | WR | Reach | -7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 191 | Xavier Woods | Louisiana Tech | S | Value | +1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 216 | Marquez White | Florida State | CB | Value | +34 |
| 2017 | 7 | 228 | Joey Ivie | Florida | DT | Reach | -50 |
| 2017 | 7 | 239 | Noah Brown | Ohio State | WR | Reach | -8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 246 | Jordan Carrell | Colorado | DT | Reach | -48 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | Ezekiel Elliott | Ohio St | RB | Reach | -7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 34 | Jaylon Smith | Notre Dame | ILB | Reach | -71 |
| 2016 | 3 | 67 | Maliek Collins | Nebraska | DL3T | Reach | -61 |
| 2016 | 4 | 101 | Charles Tapper | Oklahoma | EDGE | Value | +23 |
| 2016 | 4 | 135 | Dak Prescott | Mississippi St | QB | Value | +37 |
| 2016 | 6 | 189 | Anthony Brown | Purdue | CB | Reach | -101 |
| 2016 | 6 | 212 | Kavon Frazier | C Michigan | S | Reach | -23 |
| 2016 | 6 | 216 | Darius Jackson | E Michigan | RB | Reach | -96 |
| 2016 | 6 | 217 | Rico Gathers | Baylor | TE | Reach | -70 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2015 | 1 | 27 | Byron Jones | Connecticut | CB | Reach | -8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 60 | Randy Gregory | Nebraska | EDGE | Value | +43 |
| 2015 | 3 | 91 | Chaz Green | Florida | OT | Reach | -33 |
| 2015 | 4 | 127 | Damien Wilson | Minnesota | ILB | Reach | -114 |
| 2015 | 5 | 163 | Ryan Russell | Purdue | EDGE | Reach | -68 |
| 2015 | 7 | 236 | Mark Nzeocha | Wyoming | OLB | Reach | -254 |
| 2015 | 7 | 243 | Laurence Gibson | Virginia Tech | OT | Value | +115 |
| 2015 | 7 | 246 | Geoff Swaim | Texas | TE | Reach | -176 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2014 | 1 | 16 | Zack Martin | Notre Dame | OG | Reach | -4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 34 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise State | EDGE | Reach | -2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 119 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | OLB | Reach | -52 |
| 2014 | 5 | 146 | Devin Street | Pittsburgh | WR | Reach | -27 |
| 2014 | 7 | 231 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | EDGE | Value | +3 |
| 2014 | 7 | 238 | Will Smith | Texas Tech | OLB | Reach | -47 |
| 2014 | 7 | 248 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | S | Value | +80 |
| 2014 | 7 | 251 | Ken Bishop | Northern Illinois | DL3T | Reach | -15 |
| 2014 | 7 | 254 | Terrance Mitchell | Oregon | CB | Value | +104 |