{"id":754404,"date":"2026-02-15T18:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/754404\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:56:14","slug":"dallas-cowboys-2026-nfl-mock-draft-tracker-40-mocks-21-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/754404\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys 2026 NFL mock draft tracker: 40 mocks, 21 prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">At the end of January, we published our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggingtheboys.com\/dallas-cowboys-draft\/195858\/2026-nfl-mock-database-favorite-prospects-first-round\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first mock draft database of the season<\/a>. At the time, 21 of the 25 mocks (84%) were projecting the Cowboys to take a linebacker, with Sonny Styles (17 mocks, 68%) the clear favorite. The second most popular position was cornerback with 15 picks (60%), followed by edge rushers with 11 picks (44%). The early consensus seemed to be LB Sonny Styles with the 12th pick and a CB with the 20th pick, a combo offered by 10 of the 25 mocks or 40% of the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But a lot has happened since then: The Super Bowl came and went, this year\u2019s salary cap was announced, the Senior Bowl is behind us, and the Cowboys look to have completed their coaching hires, so it\u2019s again time to turn our attention to the very serious business of mock drafting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">On the hypothesis that the predictive value of multiple mock drafts is greater than that of a single mock, we are taking a survey of 40 different mock drafts today. Importantly, all 40 mocks were published on or after February 1st, giving us a big data set of the latest mock drafts. And here are all those 40 mocks, and which two players they have the Cowboys selecting.<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft<br \/>\nPlayer (12th)<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nCollege<br \/>\nPlayer (20th)<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nCollege<br \/>\nLast Updated<\/p>\n<p>NFL.com (Parr)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nTeaxas A&amp;M<br \/>\n12-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Fox Sports (Rang)<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nLSU<br \/>\nGabe Jacas<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nIllinois<br \/>\n12-Feb<\/p>\n<p>NBCSports (Dvorchak)<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\nBrandon Cisse<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nSouth Carolina<br \/>\n11-Feb<\/p>\n<p>CBSSports (Podell)<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nLSU<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nTeaxas A&amp;M<br \/>\n11-Feb<\/p>\n<p>ESPN (Yates)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\n11-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Draft Countdown (Staff)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nMonroe Freeling<br \/>\nOT<br \/>\nGeorgia<br \/>\n11-Feb<\/p>\n<p>The Big Lead (Risdon)<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nClemson<br \/>\nCaleb Banks<br \/>\nDL<br \/>\nFlorida<br \/>\n10-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Clutch Points (Crean)<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nClemson<br \/>\nKayden MacDonald<br \/>\nDL<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\n10-Feb<\/p>\n<p>CBSSports (Renner)<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nTennessee<br \/>\nBlake Miller<br \/>\nOT<br \/>\nClemson<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic (Baumgardner)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nBrandon Cisse<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nSouth Carolina<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo (Staff)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nBrandon Cisse<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nSouth Carolina<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>McShay Report (McShay)<br \/>\nAkheem Mesidor<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nMiami (FL)<br \/>\nC.J. Allen<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nGeorgia<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report (Sobleski)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nTeaxas A&amp;M<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Draft Network (Eisner)<br \/>\nJeremiyah Love<br \/>\nRB<br \/>\nNotre Dame<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nTeaxas A&amp;M<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft<br \/>\nPlayer (12th)<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nCollege<br \/>\nPlayer (20th)<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nCollege<br \/>\nLast Updated<\/p>\n<p>Sharpe Football (McCrystal)<br \/>\nJordyn Tyson<br \/>\nWR<br \/>\nArizona State<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nTeaxas A&amp;M<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>CBSSports (Edwards)<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\nColton Hood<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nTennessee<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>SI (Morales)<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nTeaxas A&amp;M<br \/>\nColton Hood<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nTennessee<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>NFL.com (Reuter)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nEmmanuel McNeil-Warren<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nToledo<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>USA Today (Middlehurst)<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nLSU<br \/>\nEmmanuel McNeil-Warren<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nToledo<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Sporting News (Iyer)<br \/>\nCarnell Tate<br \/>\nWR<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nKayden MacDonald<br \/>\nDL<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>CBSSports (Rogers)<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nLSU<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Fox Sports (Klatt)<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>NBCSports (Rogers)<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nLSU<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>SI (Feinberg)<br \/>\nJeremiyah Love<br \/>\nRB<br \/>\nNotre Dame<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>CBSSports (Brockermeyer)<br \/>\nJeremiyah Love<br \/>\nRB<br \/>\nNotre Dame<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>CBSSports (Wilson)<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>SB Nation (Schofield)<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\n9-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft<br \/>\nPlayer (12th)<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nCollege<br \/>\nPlayer (20th)<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nCollege<br \/>\nLast Updated<\/p>\n<p>NFL Spin Zone (Debinger)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nAkheem Mesidor<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nMiami (FL)<br \/>\n8-Feb<\/p>\n<p>PFF (Cummings)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nAkheem Mesidor<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nMiami (FL)<br \/>\n8-Feb<\/p>\n<p>PFF (Chadwick)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nTeaxas A&amp;M<br \/>\n8-Feb<\/p>\n<p>DraftWire (Popejoy)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nSpencer Fano<br \/>\nOT<br \/>\nUtah<br \/>\n8-Feb<\/p>\n<p>USA Today (Ostly)<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nLSU<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nTeaxas A&amp;M<br \/>\n7-Feb<\/p>\n<p>NFL.com (Frelund)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nClemson<br \/>\n6-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Draft Countdown (Menedez)<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nTennessee<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\n4-Feb<\/p>\n<p>DMN (Hoyt)<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nTennessee<br \/>\nC.J. Allen<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nGeorgia<br \/>\n2-Feb<\/p>\n<p>NFL.com (Zierlein)<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nJordyn Tyson<br \/>\nWR<br \/>\nArizona State<br \/>\n2-Feb<\/p>\n<p>USA Today (Camenker)<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nTennessee<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nAuburn<br \/>\n2-Feb<\/p>\n<p>ESPN (Miller)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nClemson<br \/>\n2-Feb<\/p>\n<p>PFF (Sikkema)<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nEDGE<br \/>\nClemson<br \/>\n2-Feb<\/p>\n<p>Draft Network (Melo)<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nLSU<br \/>\n1-Feb<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">That\u2019s a ton of info to digest, with 21 different prospects mocked to the Cowboys somewhere in the first round, so let\u2019s look at a few more digestible extracts from this exercise, starting with how this round of mocks compares to the last one.<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft distribution by Player Posiition<\/p>\n<p>Position<br \/>\nJanuary<br \/>\nFebruary<\/p>\n<p>Linebacker<br \/>\n\u00a084%<br \/>\n48%\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cornerback<br \/>\n\u00a060%<br \/>\n40%\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>EDGE<br \/>\n\u00a044%<br \/>\n68%\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Safety<br \/>\n\u00a04%<br \/>\n15%\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Others<br \/>\n8%\u00a0<br \/>\n32%\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wide Receiver<br \/>\n\u00a04%<br \/>\n8%\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Running Back<br \/>\n\u00a04%<br \/>\n8%\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Offensive Tackle<br \/>\n\u00a0&#8212;<br \/>\n8%\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Defensive Tackle<br \/>\n\u00a0&#8212;<br \/>\n8%\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">What we see here is a shift away from linebackers to edge rushers, plus a strong increase in \u201cother positions\u201d that didn\u2019t get much attention in January. Naturally, this produces some \u201cwinners and losers\u201d among the players mocked to Dallas:<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft distribution by Player Posiition<\/p>\n<p>Position<br \/>\nPlayer<br \/>\nJanuary<br \/>\nFebruary<\/p>\n<p>LB<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\n68%<br \/>\n43%<\/p>\n<p>C.J. Allen<br \/>\n8%<br \/>\n5%<\/p>\n<p>Arvell Reese<br \/>\n8%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>CB<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n18%<\/p>\n<p>Jermod McCoy<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n10%<\/p>\n<p>Colton Hood<br \/>\n20%<br \/>\n5%<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Cisse<br \/>\n12%<br \/>\n8%<\/p>\n<p>Avieon Terrell<br \/>\n28%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>EDGE<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\n24%<br \/>\n25%<\/p>\n<p>Cashius Howell<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n20%<\/p>\n<p>T.J. Parker<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n13%<\/p>\n<p>Akheem Mesidor<br \/>\n12%<br \/>\n8%<\/p>\n<p>Gabe Jacas<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>S<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n10%<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel McNeil-Warren<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n5%<\/p>\n<p>WR<br \/>\nJordyn Tyson<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n5%<\/p>\n<p>Carnell Tate<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>RB<br \/>\nJeremiyah Love<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n8%<\/p>\n<p>DL<br \/>\nKayden MacDonald<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n5%<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Banks<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>OT<br \/>\nBlake Miller<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>Monroe Freeling<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Fano<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Sonny Styles still remains the consensus favorite for the Cowboys, but his lead over other prospects has dropped. At cornerback, the attention in the mock drafts shifted towards the top two guys in this draft class, Mansoor Delane and Jermod McCoy at the expense of the other corners in this class. At edge, the Cowboys are completely out of the Rueben Bain and David Bailey sweepstakes, but Cashius Howell and T.J. Parker are new names popping up in the mocks. Safety is getting some mock interest, but having Caleb Downs dropping all the way to No. 12 seems more like a pipe dream than anything else at the moment. But keep an eye on Emmanuel McNeill-Warren, he\u2019s been getting increasing interest lately. Also, why anybody would have the Cowboys invest their No. 12 pick in a WR, RB, or DT is completely beyond me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But all of that doesn\u2019t yet tell us too much about how the first round could play out for the Cowboys. For that, I plotted where seven specific players were taken in each of the 50 mocks. Those seven players are:<\/p>\n<p>The top safety, and maybe the best player in the draft, Caleb DownsThe consensus top pick from the 40 mocks, Sonny StylesThe top six edge rushers in the 40 mocksThe top four corners mocked to the Cowboys<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here\u2019s how often each player was taken at which spot in the 50 mocks:<\/p>\n<p>40 Mock Drafts &#8211; Summary Results<\/p>\n<p>Pick<br \/>\nTeam<br \/>\nRueben Bain<br \/>\nDavid Bailey<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nCassius Howell<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nAkheem Mesidor<br \/>\nColton Hood<br \/>\nBrandon Cisse<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\nLV<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\nNYJ<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\nARI<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\nTEN<br \/>\n16<br \/>\n16<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\nNYG<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\nCLE<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\nWAS<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n11<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\nNO<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\nKC<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\nCIN<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n15<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\nMIA<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n13<br \/>\n16<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\nDAL<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n14<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\nLAR<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n8<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n1<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\nBAL<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\nTB<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n8<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n1<\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\nNYJ<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n2<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\nDET<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\nMIN<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n3<\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\nCAR<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\nDAL<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n3<\/p>\n<p>20+<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n10<br \/>\n19<br \/>\n27<br \/>\n26<br \/>\n26<br \/>\n29<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This table illustrates how the first round could likely play out for the Cowboys and the prospects they are interested in. One of the top two pass rushers, Bain or Bailey, is headed to Tennessee (#4) with the other one likely going to Washington (#7). Caleb Downs is a top 10 pick, and has a hard stop at Cincinnati (#10), though there is a slim chance he could fall to the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">LB Sonny Styles could be a consideration for Washington at #7, but they should happily bite on one of the falling pass rushers, so there\u2019s a 70% (28 of 40 mocks) chance he\u2019ll be available at #12 for the Cowboys. Barring Caleb Downs falling to them (12.5% chance), the Cowboys should have the option of picking between Styles (70%) or cornerbacks Mansoor Delane (37.5%) or Jermod McCoy (50%). Which of the two corners fall depends on what Miami does at #11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The mocks seem to agree, for now, that pass rusher is the likely pick at #20 for the Cowboys, and depending on which player the Cowboys have their eyes on, they might even consider trading down from the 20th spot if they can find a team interested in moving up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Overall, that leaves the Cowboys with a lot of options, and if you boil it down to position combinations, here are the most frequent combinations among the 40 mocks:<\/p>\n<p>23%: #12 CB\/Safety, #20 Edge20%: #12 LB, #20 Edge10%: #12 LB, #20 CB\/Safety5%: #12 Edge, #20 CB5%: #12 Edge, #20 LB<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">To get a little more clarity on which player could be available for the Cowboys, you can look up the player ranking on your favorite big board, you can make up your own ranking, and you could even use a consensus big board to figure out such a ranking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Or we could look at the average draft position for each player based on the 40 mocks above, which is exactly what you\u2019ll see in the table below. I included all LBs, CBs, edge rushers and safeties that were mocked to the Cowboys at least once, and added four more players to round things out (LB Arvell Reese, DE Rueben Bain, DE David Bailey, CB Avieon Terrell). To arrive at the average rank, I calculated the average across the 40 mocks, and where a player fell out of the Top 32, I used the 33th spot to calculate the average draft position.<\/p>\n<p>POS<br \/>\nAvg. rank<br \/>\nPlayer<br \/>\nAvailable at No. 12<br \/>\nAvailable at No. 20<\/p>\n<p>LB<br \/>\n2.6<br \/>\nArvell Reese<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>12.4<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\n70%<br \/>\n10%<\/p>\n<p>27.1<br \/>\nC.J. Allen<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n80%<\/p>\n<p>CB<br \/>\n11.5<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\n38%<br \/>\n5%<\/p>\n<p>12.9<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\n50%<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>25.1<br \/>\nAvieon Terrell<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n60%<\/p>\n<p>26.3<br \/>\nColton Hood<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n70%<\/p>\n<p>27.7<br \/>\nBrandon Cisse<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n80%<\/p>\n<p>EDGE<br \/>\n5.5<br \/>\nRueben Bain<br \/>\n3%<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>6.1<br \/>\nDavid Bailey<br \/>\n3%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>18.0<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\n83%<br \/>\n43%<\/p>\n<p>23.1<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n60%<\/p>\n<p>25.9<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\n98%<br \/>\n75%<\/p>\n<p>26.1<br \/>\nAkheem Mesidor<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n70%<\/p>\n<p>32.7<br \/>\nGabe Jacas<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n100%<\/p>\n<p>Safety<br \/>\n8.5<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\n13%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>28.7<br \/>\nEmmanuel McNeil-Warren<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n88%<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Within the confines of this 40-mock data set, that gives the Cowboys plenty of options, with the big caveat that it\u2019s still a long way to go to the draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">What would be your choice right now, based on these 40 mocks and the 21 prospects mocked to the Cowboys?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the end of January, we published our first mock draft database of the season. 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