{"id":794603,"date":"2026-03-05T21:18:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794603\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:18:49","slug":"dallas-cowboys-post-combine-mock-draft-tracker-new-consensus-favorites-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794603\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys post-combine mock draft tracker: New consensus favorites emerge"},"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 tracker of the season<\/a>. At the time, 18 of the 25 mocks (72%) were projecting the Cowboys to take a linebacker with their 12th pick. Sonny Styles (15 mocks, 60%) was the clear favorite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In mid-February, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloggingtheboys.com\/dallas-cowboys-draft\/197024\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-tracker-40-mocks-21-prospects\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second mock draft tracker<\/a> saw a shift away from linebackers (35%) in favor of corners (25%) and edge rushers (18%) at #12. Sonny Styles still remained the consensus favorite at #12 for the Cowboys (35%), but his lead over other prospects had dropped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Today, the 40 post-combine mock drafts we have collected suggest Sonny Styles has catapulted himself firmly into the top 10 &#8211; if not the top 5 &#8211; with his Combine performance. The consensus favorite position for the Cowboys at #12 are cornerbacks, with 22 of 40 mocks (55%) picking either Mansoor Delane or Jermod McCoy for the Cowboys. Also, the silliness of mocking a wide receiver or running back to the Cowboys at #12 has come to a dead stop.<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft position distribution for pick #12<\/p>\n<p>Position<br \/>\nJanuary<br \/>\nFebruary<br \/>\nMarch<\/p>\n<p>Linebacker<br \/>\n72%<br \/>\n35%<br \/>\n8%<\/p>\n<p>Cornerback<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n25%<br \/>\n55%<\/p>\n<p>EDGE<br \/>\n12%<br \/>\n18%<br \/>\n23%<\/p>\n<p>Safety<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n10%<br \/>\n15%<\/p>\n<p>Others<br \/>\n8%<br \/>\n13%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Wide Receiver<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n5%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Running Back<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n8%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Naturally, this produces some \u201cwinners and losers\u201d among the players mocked to Dallas at #12. Sonny Styles is picked in only two mocks by the Cowboys, down from 14 mocks just three weeks ago. He is picked to go at #4 (TEN) five times, #5 (NYG) 13 times and #7 (WAS) 11 times. And that creates room for Mansoor Delane and Jermod McCoy who emerge as the consensus favorites after the Combine.<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft distribution by Players at #12<\/p>\n<p>Position<br \/>\nPlayer<br \/>\nJanuary<br \/>\nFebruary<br \/>\nMarch<\/p>\n<p>LB<\/p>\n<p>  Arvell Reese<br \/>\n8%<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>  Sonny Styles<br \/>\n60%<br \/>\n35%<br \/>\n5%<\/p>\n<p>C.J. Allen<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>CB<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n15%<br \/>\n25%<\/p>\n<p>Jermod McCoy<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n10%<br \/>\n30%<\/p>\n<p>Colton Hood<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>EDGE<br \/>\nDavid Bailey<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>Rueben Bain<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>Keldric Faulk<br \/>\n12%<br \/>\n8%<br \/>\n13%<\/p>\n<p>Cashius Howell<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>T.J. Parker<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n5%<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>S<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n10%<br \/>\n8%<\/p>\n<p>Dillon Thienemann<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n5%<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel McNeil-Warren<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>WR<br \/>\nCarnell Tate<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n3%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>  Jordyn Tyson<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n3%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>RB<br \/>\nJeremiyah Love<br \/>\n4%<br \/>\n8%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There\u2019s a very interesting dynamic at cornerback that\u2019s not immediately visible in these numbers. 35 of 40 mocks have Delane going ahead McCoy, and the same dynamic applies to the Cowboys at #12: in 11 of the 12 mocks that land McCoy in Dallas, Delane is already gone. Does that make McCoy the consolation prize at CB for the Cowboys?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There\u2019s also a second dynamic hidden here that should please the \u201dI-hope-he-drops\u201d crowd: In the eighteen mocks where the Cowboys don\u2019t pick a corner with their first pick, eight mocks have the Cowboys picking a big-name defender like S Caleb Downs (3 mocks), LB Sonny Styles (2), LB Arvell Reese (1), Edge Rueben Bain (1) and Edge David Bailey (1). Overall, 13 mocks (33%) have one of these Top 5 defenders dropping #12. The dream lives on!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now on to pick #20. That pick is of course tied to what happens at #12, so it can be a bit tricky to look at the pick in isolation. In terms of raw numbers, Edge T.J. Parker is the favorite at #20, getting mocked to the Cowboys in 18% of the mocks, fellow Edge Keldric Faulk (15%) and CB Avieon Terrell (15%) share second place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But the key to first round for the Cowboys are position combinations. We already saw that cornerback was the top pick in 55% of the mocks. Unsurprisingly, the combination of CB at #12 and pass rusher at #20 pops up in 45% of the mocks, making it by far the most frequent position combination for the Cowboys. Here\u2019s an overview of the most frequent combinations.<\/p>\n<p>Position Combinations<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Frequency\u00a0<br \/>\n#12<br \/>\n#20<\/p>\n<p>45%<br \/>\nCornerback<br \/>\n\u00a0Edge rusher\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>15%<br \/>\n\u00a0Edge rusher\u00a0<br \/>\nCornerback<\/p>\n<p>10%<br \/>\nSafety<br \/>\nCornerback<\/p>\n<p>8%<br \/>\nCornerback<br \/>\nSafety<\/p>\n<p>8%<br \/>\nEdge rusher<br \/>\nSafety<\/p>\n<p>8%<br \/>\nLinebacker<br \/>\nCornerback<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s no surprise that the CB\/Edge or Edge\/CB combo is the choice in 60% of the mocks. This lines up nicely with the Money Five positions, so it also makes sense from a cap management point of view. It also should inform the Cowboys free agency strategy to some extent. Getting a capable MLB should be the top free agency priority; you\u2019re unlikely to get one in the draft.<\/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 at which spot, the following summary chart of the 40 mocks has proven useful in the past.<\/p>\n<p>POS<br \/>\n\u00a0Avg. rank\u00a0<br \/>FEB<br \/>\n\u00a0Avg. rank\u00a0<br \/>MAR<br \/>\nPlayer<br \/>\n\u00a0Available at\u00a0<br \/>No. 12<br \/>\n\u00a0Available at\u00a0<br \/>No. 20<\/p>\n<p>LB<br \/>\n2.6<br \/>\n2.9<br \/>\nArvell Reese<br \/>\n3%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>12.4<br \/>\n6.8<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\n10%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>27.1<br \/>\n25.9<br \/>\nC.J. Allen<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n68%<\/p>\n<p>CB<br \/>\n11.5<br \/>\n11.3<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\n33%<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>12.9<br \/>\n14.9<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\n78%<br \/>\n23%<\/p>\n<p>25.1<br \/>\n26.1<br \/>\nAvieon Terrell<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n78%<\/p>\n<p>26.3<br \/>\n29.1<br \/>\nColton Hood<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n93%<\/p>\n<p>EDGE<br \/>\n6.1<br \/>\n5.0<br \/>\nDavid Bailey<br \/>\n3%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>5.5<br \/>\n6.7<br \/>\nRueben Bain<br \/>\n5%<br \/>\n3%<\/p>\n<p>18.0<br \/>\n18.7<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\n90%<br \/>\n33%<\/p>\n<p>26.1<br \/>\n24.2<br \/>\nAkheem Mesidor<br \/>\n98%<br \/>\n60%<\/p>\n<p>23.1<br \/>\n25.1<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n70%<\/p>\n<p>25.9<br \/>\n25.9<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n78%<\/p>\n<p>Safety<br \/>\n8.5<br \/>\n8.2<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\n13%<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>n.a.<br \/>\n22.2<br \/>\nDillon Thienemann<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n43%<\/p>\n<p>28.7<br \/>\n27.4<br \/>\nEmmanuel McNeil-Warren<br \/>\n100%<br \/>\n80%<\/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 specific players were taken in each of the 40 mocks.<\/p>\n<p>Pick<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n8<br \/>\n9<br \/>\n10<br \/>\n11<br \/>\n12<br \/>\n13<br \/>\n14<br \/>\n15<br \/>\n16<br \/>\n17<br \/>\n18<br \/>\n19<br \/>\n20<br \/>\n20+<\/p>\n<p>Player<br \/>\nPOS<br \/>\nLV<br \/>\nNYJ<br \/>\nARI<br \/>\nTEN<br \/>\nNYG<br \/>\nCLE<br \/>\nWAS<br \/>\nNO<br \/>\nKC<br \/>\nCIN<br \/>\nMIA<br \/>\nDAL<br \/>\nLAR<br \/>\nBAL<br \/>\nTB<br \/>\nNYJ<br \/>\nDET<br \/>\nMIN<br \/>\nCAR<br \/>\nDAL<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>David Bailey<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n11<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n10<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<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&#8212;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rueben Bain<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n10<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n9<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n5<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 \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Downs<br \/>\nS<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n13<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n12<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n13<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n11<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n18<br \/>\n10<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n1<\/p>\n<p>Jermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n12<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n6<\/p>\n<p>Keldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<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 \/>\n2<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n8<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n7<\/p>\n<p>D. Thienemann<br \/>\nS<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 \/>\n1<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n19<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n15<\/p>\n<p>E. McNeil-Warren<br \/>\nS<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 \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n28<\/p>\n<p>Cassius Howell<br \/>\nEdge<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 \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n25<\/p>\n<p>T.J. Parker<br \/>\nEdge<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 \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n24<\/p>\n<p>Avieon Terrell<br \/>\nCB<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&#8212;<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n3<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n25<\/p>\n<p>Colton Hood<br \/>\nCB<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&#8212;<br \/>\n2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n33<\/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 play out for the Cowboys and the prospects they are interested in. It also identifies a number of choke points (marked in yellow and red) for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The first choke point are the Giants, who apparently have no interest in pass rushers, but compensate for that with a high level of interest in S Caleb Downs (13 mocks) and LB Sonny Styles (13 mocks). The hope here, from a Cowboys point of view, is that the Giants get caught up in a positional value discussion and pick an offensive player like WR Carnell Tate or OT Francis Mauigoa, which exponentially increases the odds of either Downs or Styles falling to the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The second choke point are the Commanders, who have very similar need to the Cowboys. David Bailey (24 mocks) and Rueben Bain (16 mocks) are a good bet to go in the top four picks of the draft, but in case they don\u2019t, they are falling all the way to the seventh spot, where the Commanders stand ready to vacuum up either player. If that doesn\u2019t happen for the Commanders, they also stand ready to pivot to Sonny Styles (11 mocks).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The third choke point are the Bengals, because even though they are all over the place in mock drafts, they are picking the same players mocked to the Cowboys in 33 of 40 mocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The data here suggests that on draft night, the Giants, Redskins, and Bengals will determine if any of the top guys drop all the way to #12. If you\u2019re part of the \u201dI-hope-he-drops\u201d crowd, these are the teams you\u2019ll have to watch closely on draft night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We saw earlier that 13 mocks (33%) have one of the Top 5 defenders (Reese, Bailey, Bain, Downs, Styles) dropping #12. If you\u2019re in the \u201cNope-they-ain\u2019t-falling\u201d crowd, you\u2019re looking at the 27 mocks without a Top 5 player available, and you\u2019re zeroing in on the top cornerbacks in this class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">And that\u2019s where the fourth choke point comes in. Miami is going to be the key competitor for the Cowboys for the top cornerbacks, with 24 of 40 mocks having then stealing Mansoor Delane or Jermod McCoy right off the Cowboys\u2019 plate. Miami has needs at QB, OG, and WR. They are unlikely to take a QB or OG this high, but if WR Makai Lemon is available at #11 or WR Carnell Tate drops beyond the Giants, the Cowboys\u2019 chances of landing Mansoor Delane increase significantly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The fifth choke point comes with the Vikings at #18, who are intent on finding a replacement for S Harrison Smith and are takings a safety in 26 of 40 mocks, just two picks before the Cowboys might also consider a safety. But safety is such a glaring need for the Vikings that it\u2019s almost a must for them to address it in free agency and then perhaps focus on cornerbacks in the draft &#8211; which conceivably might again lead to a conflict with the Cowboys if they don\u2019t pick a corner at #12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">You\u2019ll find the table with the 40 mocks below, I find that they clutter up the post if I place them at the top of the post, and their informational value is limited anyway. However, I would gleefully answer questions about which mock drafter made which surprising pick in their mock, i.e. \u201cWho had Mansoor Delane picked at #4 overall?\u201d Why, that would be none other than Lance Zierlein of NFL.com.<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft<br \/>\nUpdated<br \/>\nPlayer (12th)<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nPlayer (20th)<br \/>\nPosition<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic (Brugler)<br \/>\n4-Mar<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report (Sobleski)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nEge<br \/>\nAvieon Terrell<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>Drafttek (&#8211;)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>ESPN (Reid)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nDillon Thienemann<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nAvieon Terrell<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>Fantasy Points (Whitefield)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nArvell Reese<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nAvieon Terrell<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>FF Today (Bales)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nColton Hood<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>FoxSports (Staff)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>NBC Sports BayArea (Maiocco)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nRueben Bain<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>NBC Sports Philly (Frank)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nC.J. Allen<br \/>\nLB<\/p>\n<p>NFL.com (Davis)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nE.l McNeil-Warren<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nColton Hood<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>Palm Beach Post (Habib)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>SI (Flick)<br \/>\n3-Mar<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft<br \/>\nUpdated<br \/>\nPlayer (12th)<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nPlayer (20th)<br \/>\nPosition<\/p>\n<p>98.5 Sports Hub (Barth)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nAvieon Terrell<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>AL.com (Hammond)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nSonny Styles<br \/>\nLB<br \/>\nAvieon Terrell<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>Athlon Sports (Easterling)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nDillon Thienemann<br \/>\nS<\/p>\n<p>AtoZ Sports (Forness)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nR Mason Thomas<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Nation (Rooney)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>CBS (Wilson)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>DMN (Hoyt)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nE. McNeil-Warren<br \/>\nS<\/p>\n<p>Draft Network (Eisner)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nDavid Bailey<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>Fantasy Pros (Blakeway)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nColton Hood<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>Fantasy Pros (Brown)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nAkheem Mesidor<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>Fantasy Pros (Woolcock)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>Football Nick (Barrett)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nCaleb Downs<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>Fox 32 Chicago (Kwiecinsky)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nJermod McCoy<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nCashius Howell<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Tenesseean (Suss)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nT.J. Parker<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>Mock Draft<br \/>\nUpdated<br \/>\nPlayer (12th)<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nPlayer (20th)<br \/>\nPosition<\/p>\n<p>NFL.com (Zierlein)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<br \/>\nE. McNeil-Warren<br \/>\nS<\/p>\n<p>PFF (Sikkema)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nDillon Thienemann<br \/>\nS<br \/>\nAvieon Terrell<br \/>\nCB<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Inquirer (Jackson)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nKeldric Faulk<br \/>\nEdge<\/p>\n<p>Roster Watch (Carpenter)<br \/>\n2-Mar<br \/>\nMansoor Delane<br \/>\nCB<br \/>\nT.J. 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