We\u2019ve got a new mock draft simulator at A to Z Sports and we\u2019re making the most of it with a seven-round Cowboys mock draft. And yes, it features a first-round trade. <\/p>\n
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Now it\u2019s as good a time as any to dive into a seven-round Dallas Cowboys mock draft. Do you want to know why? I\u2019ll give you three reasons.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s April! <\/p>\n
It\u2019s never a bad time for a seven-round mock. <\/p>\n
I got to use our brand-new A to Z Sports mock draft simulator<\/a> and it\u2019s a thing of beauty. It\u2019s fully customizable, it\u2019s data-driven, offers pick and trade suggestions, and gives you detailed feedback for each pick. You can try it yourself now. <\/p>\n Enough chitchat, though. Let\u2019s get to drafting.<\/p>\n Round 1, Pick 12: CB Mansoor Delane, LSU<\/p>\n The Cowboys get one of their big defensive targets by staying put at No. 12 overall, which should be considered a major win.<\/p>\n Adding someone as sticky in coverage as Delane is would be a game-changer for Christian Parker\u2019s defense. He\u2019s good in zone and man coverage and will make a Day 1 impact. <\/p>\n Round 1, Pick 30: EDGE Akheem Mesidor, Miami (Trade down with Miami Dolphins)<\/p>\n At No. 20 overall, the Cowboys don\u2019t have a clear-cut target to pick. A call from the Dolphins leads to a trade down: Dallas gets No. 30 and No. 87 in the third round. <\/p>\n In Mesidor, the Cowboys get a productive edge rusher with a high floor. The age concern (Mesidor will turn 25 years old before the draft) shouldn\u2019t be something to worry about for a team trying to win now. <\/p>\n Round 3, Pick 87: CB Malik Muhammad, Texas<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a little something from draft insider Ryan Fowler<\/a>: The Cowboys hosted Muhammad on a three-day pre-draft visit. Talk about interest in a Day 2 prospect. <\/p>\n He\u2019s a high-IQ cornerback with good play in zone coverage. I\u2019d consider him a fit for Parker\u2019s scheme. <\/p>\n Round 3, Pick 92: S Bud Clark, TCU<\/p>\n Some will say this is too early for Clark but after having a monster combine, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s too crazy. No one in the FBS had more interceptions than Clark from 2022 to 2025. He could be a nickel candidate for the Cowboys, which they still consider a need. <\/p>\n Round 4, Pick 112: LB Justin Jefferson, Alabama<\/p>\n Ideally, the Cowboys address their linebacker need before the draft. <\/p>\n Jefferson can be a solid coverage LB early on but he needs work before he\u2019s asked to start. In the meantime, the Cowboys get an immediate special teams contributor. <\/p>\n Round 5, Pick 152: LB Keyshaun Elliott, Arizona State<\/p>\n Back-to-back linebacker picks? At least the Cowboys are throwing volume into their problem. <\/p>\n Elliott is a developmental inside linebacker with above average athletic traits. He scored an 83.3 in our athletic composite score. <\/p>\n Round 5, Pick 177: EDGE Caden Curry, Ohio State<\/p>\n An undersized edge rusher, Curry can be a fit somewhere in the Cowboys defense. He had nine sacks in the 2025 season. Dallas needs depth at the position after losing multiple players at the position, including Jadeveon Clowney. <\/p>\n Round 5, Pick 180: DT DeMonte Capehart, Clemson<\/p>\n Capehart would bring little to the Cowboys as far as pass rush goes but he\u2019s a solid run defender. He could compete with the likes of Jay Toia and Otito Ogbonnia for a spot on the roster. <\/p>\n Round 7, Pick 218: WR Jordan Hudson, SMU<\/p>\n The Cowboys had private dinner with Hudson leading up to the draft. While he could be a priority free agent, Dallas makes its first pick on offense here. He would need to make a name for himself on special teams to make the roster. <\/p>\n \t\t\t Dallas Cowboys News<\/p>\n The Dallas Cowboys are making it very clear how they feel about the cornerback situation ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. <\/p>\n Akheem Mesidor<\/a> Mansoor Delane<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve got a new mock draft simulator at A to Z Sports and we\u2019re making the most of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":850402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[52319,230,229,257,2461,7,14346,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-850401","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-cowboys","8":"tag-akheem-mesidor","9":"tag-cowboys","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-dallas-cowboys","12":"tag-dallascowboys","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-mansoor-delane","15":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116338114331774070","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=850401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/850402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=850401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=850401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Simulator-1.png\")
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