Dallas Cowboys Draft Targets From Dane Brugler’s UPDATED 2026 NFL Draft Big Board
NFL Draft analyst Dane Brugler has released his updated 2026 NFL Draft Big Board. Today’s Cowboys Draft video breaks down the Top Round 1 Cowboys draft targets on the Top 100 NFL draft prospect rankings from Brugler! The Cowboys have pick #12 and #20, so there are plenty of notable players to monitor ahead of the 2026 NFL Combine! Cowboys Report host Tom Downey breaks down Dane Brugler’s 2026 NFL Draft Big Board and discusses the top Cowboys draft candidates, which mostly focus on defense.
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Dane Brugler’s Top 40 Big Board before the NFL Combine:
#1: Arvell Reese (LB, Ohio State)
#2: Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana)
#3: Jeremiyah Love (RB, Notre Dame)
#4: Caleb Downs (S, Ohio State)
#5: Sonny Styles (LB, Ohio State)
#6: David Bailey (Edge, Texas Tech)
#7: Mansoor Delane (CB, LSU)
#8: Spencer Fano (OT, Utah)
#9: Rueben Bain Jr. (Edge, Miami)
#10: Carnell Tate (WR, Ohio State)
#11: Francis Mauigoa (OT, Miami)
#12: Jordyn Tyson (WR, Arizona State)
#13: Vega Ioane (G, Penn State)
#14: Makai Lemon (WR, USC)
#15: Keldric Faulk (Edge, Auburn)
#16: Jermod McCoy (CB, Tennessee)
#17: Kadyn Proctor (OT, Alabama)
#18: Avieon Terrell (CB, Clemson)
#19: Akheem Mesidor (Edge, Miami)
#20: Kenyon Sadiq (TE, Oregon)
#21: Monroe Freeling (OT, Georgia)
#22: KC Concepcion (WR, Texas A&M)
#23: Dillon Thieneman (S, Oregon)
#24: Caleb Banks (DT, Florida)
#25: Denzel Boston (WR, Washington)
#26: Kayden McDonald (DT, Ohio State)
#27: Omar Cooper Jr. (WR, Indiana)
#28: Colton Hood (CB, Tennessee)
#29: Cashius Howell (Edge, Texas A&M)
#30: Caleb Lomu (OT, Utah)
#31: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren (S, Toledo)
#32: CJ Allen (LB, Georgia)
#33: Peter Woods (DT, Clemson)
#34: Ty Simpson (QB, Alabama)
#35: R Mason Thomas (Edge, Oklahoma)
#36: T.J. Parker (Edge, Clemson)
#37: Christen Miller (DT, Georgia)
#38: Chris Johnson (CB, San Diego State)
#39: Zion Young (Edge, Missouri)
#40: D’Angelo Ponds (CB, Indiana)
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39 comments
Dream 1st Round Cowboys draft pick?
Go Cowboys
I still want Celeb Downs 😢
how do they just crank these videos out like dang
Mansoor at 12 Sonny or cj at 20
Y
They better use both pics.
1
Caleb Downs
Or Rueben Bain
Maybe Bain too!
Y
1 if all your targets in Round 1 are taken.
It's really too hard to decide who the Cowboys will get at num 12 because they pretty much need every single player from each position other than DT I would expect it to be a DB but I'm not sure if it will be a CB or an S I'm good either way with them keeping that number 20 or trading it for a few more picks there's going to be tons of good players that aren't on anybody's radar if we were to just get two really good players in the first round and wait till the 4th that goes for undrafted players to there's so many good players in Texas alone in D2 and D3
N
Y
Anthony Hill and Malik Muhammad 🤘 and you could probably get both of these players if you trade the first rounder
1
1
Either of the first two defensive ends, or Love at RB
Caleb Downs
Safeties and corners take longer to develop in the NFL, I would take Sonny Styles and one of de Miami”s pass rushers!
Dude Harrison Graham had us taking TJ Parker at 20 and it made me sick. Talk to your boi Tom.
I’d like to see the cowboys go after Jacob Rodriguez….. not first day of course. But definitely second day.
Y
Caleb or Sonny with Avieon 🙏🙏
Y
Downs
Downs AND Styles at 20
Ideal world Bain or Downs falls to you at 12 and you trade back at 20, whike staying in the first round, to get a second or third round pick
I don't know why everyone is thinking that Caleb Downs is going to be available at pick 12 and I was hoping he was but I don't see it happening. But we will get some beast 💪 on the defense why draft another running back when Jerry Jones can bring back Rico Dowdel instead and just focus on the defense and the two picks from Ohio State Buckeye's isn't going to happen so pick someone else other teams that are in front of the 12th pick need defensive players to so just remember don't count on it happening
We don't want anyone that was injured we want injury free player's
Why trade Kenny Clark that would be stupid Christian Parker will turn this defense around and I would rather have Kenny Clark than someone that is young and can't stop the run for crap just keep Kenny Clark
Y
Who did he cover? Since he never got beat?
My Dream Scenario is David Bailey at 12 and Caleb Downs at 20. Or Caleb at 12 and Trade down from 20 and get a second and also maybe a Third or 4th from the trade down.
0
The only way the Cowboys go WR and TE is if they’ve completely fixed the defense in FA. Ngl, Sadiq would be another huge weapon for Dak and make for an even more dangerous offense
Use the first pick on the best defensive player available and the later pick on the best OL available. I need Terence Steele off of this team asap