Top 100 Big Board of Cowboys prospects from 8 Dallas draft experts

Updated April 21, 2026, 6:31 a.m. CT

In a draft with so many questions, it’s hard to come up with a consensus.There’s a lot of variance, but Caleb Downs, Jeremiyah Love and Arvell Reese separated from the pack.If the Cowboys get wiped out of the top defenders, the 10th through 15th top prospects are all on offense.

This isn’t quite Santa Claus territory, but it’s certainly that time to be checking the list twice. With the 2026 NFL Draft just under 72 hours away, teams across the league are pretty much done with their board building and are ironing out their plans to move up or down. That includes the Dallas Cowboys, who have two picks in the first round.

Who are they targeting? Good question. The rumor mill is all over the place, fluctuating between moving up to ensure they get talent from the top tier and staying put. While that could go either way, the board of which prospects fit the club’s plans best are locked in. But that’s a secret until Jerry Jones lets cameras take a look at it, but don’t be deterred, here’s the next best thing.

We’ve taken 8 draft experts, six of them solely focused on building boards that are specific to the Cowboys needs, and combined their big boards into a consensus Top 100. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler covers things from a national level, but has a keen eye from his time covering the Cowboys draft. Meanwhile Jason Reid of ESPN has more than paid his dues and ranked nearly 500 prospects. They handled the national angle for this, but the focus is on the local.

Three experts from Crown Global Media, former Dallas and Eagles scout Bryan Broaddus, 105.3 The Fan’s Zach Walchuk and the incomparable Voch Lombardi are involved, as is Jeff Cavanaugh and Foots Da King. Former Wire contributor Jonah Tuls, rounds out this impressive group.

Our system is simple. We took each ranking and assigned 100 points to No. 1, 99 points to No. 2, 98 to No. 3, so on and so forth, and then re-ranked everyone based on their point total. Also included is the prospects average rank.

Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank1Caleb DownsSOhio State87941.7512Jeremiyah LoveRBNotre Dame87862.7513Arvell ReeseDE/LBOhio State87783.7514David BaileyDETexas Tech87606.0035Rueben Bain Jr.DEMiami87606.0036Francis MauigoaOTMiami87586.2527Sonny StylesLBOhio State87467.7528Mansoor DelaneCBLSU87457.8869Jermod McCoyCBTennessee871911.12510Carnell TateWROhio State871311.889Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank11Spencer FanoOTUtah869214.50812Makai LemonWRUSC869114.621013Jordyn TysonWRArizona State868815.00814Olaivavega IoaneOGPenn State867616.50815Kenyon SadiqTEOregon866917.381416Dillon ThienemanSOregon866617.751217Colton HoodCBTennessee864820.001018Akheem MesidorDEMiami863421.751319Avieon TerrellCBClemson861524.121220KC ConcepcionWRTexas A&M860425.5018Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank21Omar Cooper Jr.WRIndiana859626.501922Chris JohnsonCBSan Diego State859526.621423Keldric FaulkDEAuburn859426.751524Peter WoodsDTClemson858228.252225Monroe FreelingOTGeorgia858128.381426Emmanuel McNeil-WarrenSToledo857928.621627Fernando MendozaQBIndiana65755.17328Malachi LawrenceDEUCF856430.502129Max IheanachorOTArizona State855132.122430R Mason ThomasDEOklahoma853434.2517Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank31Kadyn ProctorOTAlabama852635.251932CJ AllenLBGeorgia852535.381833Kayden McDonaldDTOhio State852535.382834Emmanuel PregnonOGOregon851836.251735Cashius HowellDETexas A&M851736.382436T.J. ParkerDEClemson850438.002037Jacob RodriguezLBTexas Tech850238.252138Brandon CisseCBSouth Carolina850038.501939Denzel BostonWRWashington849838.752540Anthony Hill Jr.LBTexas847042.2520Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank41D’Angelo PondsCBIndiana745635.861542Chris BellWRLouisville844145.881643Christen MillerDTGeorgia841748.883644Keionte ScottCB/SMiami839351.883445Treydan StukesCB/SArizona838852.503546Zion YoungDEMissouri738246.432447Keith Abney IICBArizona State837753.883848Caleb LomuOTUtah837554.122549A.J. HaulcySLSU837454.253550Caleb BanksDTFlorida837154.6243Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank51Jake GoldayLBCincinnati736648.713352Lee HunterDTTexas Tech736648.713953Zakee WheatleySPenn State732954.001954Jadarian PriceRBNotre Dame732854.144255Josiah TrotterLBMissouri732754.293456Germie BernardWRAlabama731855.573157Eli StowersTEVanderbilt731556.003858Kyle LouisLB/SPittsburgh830862.504459Gabe JacasDEIllinois829364.383160Blake MillerOTClemson628054.3326Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank61Bud ClarkSTCU827866.254862Jalen FarmerOGKentucky727461.863263Romello HeightDETexas Tech625658.331564Gennings DunkerOG/OTIowa725065.295165Chase BisontisOGTexas A&M524452.203466Chandler RiversCBDuke623462.003567Antonio WilliamsWRClemson621964.505468Keylan RutledgeOGGeorgia Tech621764.834869Max KlareTEOhio State721370.574770Zachariah BranchWRGeorgia620067.6745Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank71Mike Washington Jr.RBArkansas618769.834172Ty SimpsonQBAlabama418754.252973Chris Brazzell IIWRTennessee716976.865074Elijah SarrattWRIndiana516867.403975Emmett JohnsonRBNebraska416859.004176Derrick MooreDEMichigan616473.676177Jake SlaughterCFlorida713981.145878Sam HechtC/OGKansas State713881.296579Keyron CrawfordDEAuburn513174.805480Connor LewCAuburn512875.4044Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank81Malik MuhammadCBTexas511977.206682Skyler BellWRU Conn511877.405983Domonique OrangeDTIowa State511478.206284Ted HurstWRGeorgia State411273.006985Garrett NussmeierQBLSU610883.006386Dani Dennis-SuttonDEPenn State510879.406087Bryce LanceWRNorth Dakota State510679.804488Daylen EveretteCBGeorgia510380.406389Devin MooreCBFlorida39868.336090Jaishawn BarhamDEMichigan59482.2070Consensus RankPlayerPositionSchoolMade ListsTotal PointsAverage Rank (where listed)Best Rank91Jonah ColemanRBWashington59382.405892Oscar DelpTEGeorgia49377.756893Davison IgbinosunCBOhio State59282.606894Joshua JosephsDETennessee59083.006895De’Zhaun StriblingWROle Miss48879.006796Tyler OnyedimDTTexas A&M48579.757497Kamari RamseySUSC38572.676498CJ DanielsWRMiami28260.005599Logan JonesCIowa37974.6762100Sam RoushTEStanford57386.4049