Dallas Cowboys Draft Targets From ESPN’s Mel Kiper’s NEW 2026 NFL Draft Big Board
ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has released his latest 2026 NFL Draft Big Board. Today’s Cowboys Draft video is made possible by PrizePicks! Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Dallas Cowboys Draft Targets come from Chat Sports host Tom Downey as he dissects Kiper’s top prospects and explores which players fill top needs for Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones, Will McClay and Brian Schottenheimer. whoever the heck the Cowboys hire as head coach. Cowboys Report host Tom Downey breaks down Mel Kiper’s 2026 NFL Draft Big Board and discusses the top Cowboys draft candidates, which mostly focus on defense.
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Mel Kiper’s 2026 NFL Draft Big Board:
1. Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
2. Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
3. Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
4. Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State
5. Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
6. David Bailey, OLB, Texas Tech
7. Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
8. Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
9. Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
10. Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
11. Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
12. Makai Lemon, WR, USC
13. Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
14. Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami
15. Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
16. Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn
17. Akheem Mesidor, DE, Miami
18. Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
19. Olaivavega Ioane, G, Penn State
20. Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
21. Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
22. Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
23. Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia
24. Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
25. A’Mauri Washington, DT, Oregon
NFL Draft news after Kiper initially put out his big board: Oregon DT A’Mauri Washington is heading back to school. Utah OT Caleb Lomu has replaced Washington on the since-updated NFL Draft prospect rankings.
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Other 2026 NFL Draft Prospects to watch for the Dallas Cowboys and where Kiper has them ranked:
CJ Allen (ILB3, Georgia)
T.J. Parker (OLB2, Clemson)
Cashius Howell (OLB3, Texas A&M)
Avieon Terrell (CB3, Clemson)
Brandon Cisse (CB4, South Carolina)
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27 comments
Would you draft Jeremiyah Love in Round 1? Type ‘Y’ for Yes, ‘N’ for No
Trade back on both picks if possible
Hopefully we get Caleb Downs, or Bailey with 12th pick at #20 OL or LB/EDGE
There good receivers and right ends too like to get tate
Mannn to have 2 CD would be nice lol
Dallas will need to trade down with both 1st round picks one of the top picks that they need Dallas to them. Dallas needs extra picks. They also need to draft a lot better. Their last 3 drafts have been bad.
🏈no, I don't like the NFL draft after what they did to Shedeur Sanders(a young black man) last year, those extra old ass grown owners acted like a damn spoiled brate, hate their ass!
N
Get the best players available and don't trade out of first round
Dream pick Caleb Downs
Tom, is there anyone worth packaging 12 & 20 to move up?
There are ONLY 13-14 guys with 1st round grades. Secure 1 of those – then try to move down from 20 to the mid to late 20s to pick up a 3rd or 2nd round pick.
n
2 of course
downs
Caleb Downs if he’s miraculously there!
Mel’s timing is perfect as he never seems to get Dallas’ pick correctly😂
When will there be a DC signing ?
Downs Reese or Styles. Any of them.
We need to get Mike Tomlin Personally i would like him as our DC
Since my mantra is best athlete on board, yes I'd take a top 5 player at 12 in Love even tho I hate taking RBs in the first. I can't put my finger on it but Reese is a no as well. Doesn't matter, neither are going to be there but a stud DE and LB will be. Downs won't make it, sorry.
We still got a long time for the draft unfortunately and Jerry WAYNE Jones always messes something up.
We’ll be pretty happy with LB Skyles and CB Delane
Can we put some press out there on Caleb Downs so he falls to us?! Would be an absolute game changer
Y
Downs
A dream first round pick is caleb downs