{"id":860926,"date":"2026-04-08T13:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/860926\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:05:15","slug":"jerry-jones-throws-major-curveball-in-latest-cowboys-mock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/860926\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Jones throws major curveball in latest Cowboys&#8217; mock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bc\">Most Dallas Cowboys mocks out there have the team selecting two defensive prospects with their two first-round picks. Right now, Dallas is picking with the 12th and 20th selections. Having two picks in the top-20 is some incredible value, but obviously, not having Micah Parsons in the mix is notable.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bf\">To give this team credit, though; it seems like they&#8217;ve made some strides on the defensive side of the ball. Going from Matt Eberflus to Christian Parker is already a major upgrade, and adding the likes of Jalen Thompson and Rashan Gary are going to boost this unit a bit.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bi\">But the 2026 NFL Draft is where this team can make some worthwhile changes. In this latest Cowboys <a href=\"https:\/\/nflspinzone.com\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-chargers-load-up-for-justin-herbert-in-super-bowl-haul\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mock draft<\/a>, Jerry Jones throws all of us a major curveball.<\/p>\n<p>Updated Dallas Cowboys mock draft sees Jerry Jones throwing a major curveball12. Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"br\">Starting tight end Jake Ferguson definitely regressed a bit in 2025, and he&#8217;s just largely not a huge difference-maker at the position. The Cowboys could add another threat on offense and lean into what they do well, which is throwing the ball. Adding Kenyon Sadiq would give Dallas a consistent player who both blocks and receives well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bu\">And along with CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, and Javonte Williams on offense, Dallas would be impossible to stop. Getting that much better on offense would take a ton of pressure off the defense, but additions are still coming.<\/p>\n<p>20. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren,  S, Toledo<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"c0\">The hard-hitting Emmanuel McNeil-Warren could be the second safety off the board after Caleb Downs. While the Cowboys could benefit more from a linebacker or pass-rusher, McNeil-Warren is too good to pass up. Toledo has had some recent defensive back success with Quinyon Mitchell, and the Cowboys know all about him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"c3\">McNeil-Warren is going to thrive against the run and is also going to feast near the line of scrimmage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most Dallas Cowboys mocks out there have the team selecting two defensive prospects with their two first-round picks.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":860927,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2066],"tags":[230,229,257,2461,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-860926","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-cowboys","8":"tag-cowboys","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-cowboys","11":"tag-dallascowboys","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116369236132943226","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860926","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=860926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}