Dallas Cowboys 7-round mock draft: Whom will they take with all of their picks?
The NFL draft is less than one month away, and the Dallas Cowboys are putting the finishing touches on evaluating the impending draft class with Pro Day visits and prospect visits at The Star in Frisco over the next two weeks.
After acquiring a third-round pick from the San Francisco 49ers in the trade that sent away defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa, the Cowboys now have eight total picks in the draft and three in the top 100.
Using the Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator, let’s do a seven-round mock based on what could happen for the Dallas Cowboys next month.
Note: No trades were used in this exercise.
No. 12: CB Mansoor Delane (LSU)
After his Pro Day 40-yard dash came in around 4.45, the hype around Delane has never been higher. At 6-foot, 187 pounds, Delane allowed just 14 receptions for 165 yards in his senior season and has adept abilities playing in a man or zone scheme.
In defensive coordinator Christian Parker’s scheme, he would step in as a day-one starter on the outside, and his talent is high enough to where he would be a top-15 cornerback as early as his rookie season. Simply put, this would be a home run pick.
No. 20: DE T.J. Parker (Clemson)
Trading out of the No. 20 pick seems like a high possibility because of the talent gap from the teens into the twenties of this draft. But if the Cowboys don’t find a tango partner, drafting Parker makes some sense.
Not only did the Cowboys hold a formal meeting with Parker at the combine, but defensive line coach Marcus Dixon worked him out at his Pro Day alongside fellow Tigers defensive linemen Peter Woods and DeMonte Capehart. Parker would give a physical presence to the run game with pass rush upside that could make him a capable mainstay in the 3-4 scheme.
No. 92: S Kamari Ramsey (USC)
Grabbing Ramsey this late into day two of the draft was too good to pass up on. Over the course of his college career, Ramsey allowed 59 receptions for 494 yards in coverage. While his ball production totaled just two interceptions during his career, his ability to play as a rangy deep safety forced opposing quarterbacks to keep things underneath with his top-end services looming downfield.
In a Cowboys safety room that has seen Donovan Wilson depart and Jalen Thompson come in, Ramsey wouldn’t necessarily be a day-one starter, but that doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t play a healthy handful of snaps every week in different packages. Additionally, he could serve as legitimate competition to Malik Hooker at the free safety spot.
No. 112: LB Harold Perkins Jr. (LSU)
It’s been a roller-coaster career for Perkins, who exploded onto the scene as a freshman with 7.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles but then suffered a torn ACL and a barrage of defensive coordinator changes. His final season in Baton Rouge saw his pass rush production slip to four sacks, but his coverage ability saw an uptick with three interceptions.
Perkins is an athletic freak show — even post-ACL surgery — but the biggest issue he faces is that his 6-foot-1, 223-pound frame doesn’t pin him at any specific position. He might be too small to be a linebacker or edge, but he might not have the coverage ability to move to safety or nickel. With that athleticism, the problems might be solved by pure talent. And if all else fails, he was an electric factory at running back in high school.
No. 152: RB Emmett Johnson (Nebraska)
Speaking of the running back position, it would make sense for the Cowboys to swing on one on day three to inject some competition in the room behind Javonte Williams. On Wednesday, assistant running backs coach Jamel Mutanga worked out Johnson at his Pro Day in Lincoln, and it would make a lot of sense if he was the pick if he’s on the board with this fifth-round selection.
Johnson ended the season with five consecutive 100-yard games, including a 217-yard explosion against Iowa in the season finale. His quickness might need some refining going to the NFL level, but his gap-scheme ability and receiving ability would make for a perfect complement in a running back room.
And it can’t hurt to have a running back named Emmett, right?
No. 177: LB Aiden Fisher (Indiana)
While it remains the expectation that the Cowboys address the middle linebacker spot in the trade market either before or after the draft, throwing a young national champion lead defensive communicator like Fisher into the mix on day three would be incredibly wise.
While Fisher’s athleticism leaves a lot to be desired, his high IQ and ability to diagnose from the middle make up for athletic limitations with an extra step on breaking up an offensive rhythm. He might not be a day-one starter, but his special teams impact and reliable depth in the position room are exactly what you would be shooting for in the fifth round.
No. 180: DT Zane Durant (Penn State)
After trading away Odighizuwa, it makes sense for the Cowboys to add a defensive tackle in the draft. And if they get this deep into it without swinging on one, throwing the uber-athletic Durant into the mix would be a fun addition.
A twitchy, short-area explosive player who excels in the B-gap, Durant led all defensive tackles at the combine with a 4.75-second 40-yard dash. That athleticism translated to the field over the past two seasons at Penn State, as he combined for 15.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks.
No. 218: WR Noah Thomas (Georgia)
After the Cowboys let Jalen Tolbert walk in free agency, there is a spot open in the receiver room going into 2026 behind CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Ryan Flournoy and KaVontae Turpin. Traeshon Holden showed some flash in training camp last season, but he will need to prove his special teams value before earning a spot.
Adding a 6-foot-5 physical outside threat like Thomas in the seventh round would help give Dallas a big body on special teams and a specialized offensive role in contested catch situations.
