See the final 2026 NFL Draft grades for the Cowboys

The 2026 draft is in the books. The Cowboys started off strong – their trade-up in the first may have been the highlight of this draft – and continued to add a lot of speed, athleticism, and football IQ to the team over the last three days. Your 2026 #Cowboys draft class and their #RAS !

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football (@MathBomb) April 25, 2026 The crew at the Dallas Morning News gets to weigh in first on this draft : Tim Cowlishaw: A Joseph Hoyt: A Kevin Sherrington: A- Calvin Watkins: B Cowlishaw explains what the Cowboys tried to achieve in this draft. The Cowboys drafted five defensive players and traded for LB Dee Winters in a full-on blitz to retool the unit for new coordinator Christian Parker. Most likely it will be remembered as the Caleb Downs draft if he becomes the Cowboys’ version of Derwin James or perhaps their latest Darren Woodson.

There are 31 other teams that think they improved, too, but Dallas’ use of two ones to anchor the defense feels legit. Sherrington calls it a banner draft but wonders what the addition of a starting MLB could have added to this draft class. On the whole, though, it was a banner draft.