{"id":268091,"date":"2026-04-27T12:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/268091\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:04:11","slug":"cowboys-news-evaluating-dallas-haul-following-the-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/268091\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys news: Evaluating Dallas\u2019 haul following the 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas Cowboys<\/a> Draft Grade: A<\/p>\n

Headlined by superstar Caleb Downs<\/a>, the Cowboys started hot and stayed considerably strong through the rest of their defensive-heavy class.<\/p>\n

Here is how I grade their individual picks.<\/p>\n

Draft Class & Specific Grades:<\/p>\n

1.11 (via MIA) \u2013 Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State: A+<\/p>\n

1.23 (via PHI) \u2013 Malachi Lawrence, EDGE, UCF: B<\/p>\n

3.92 (via SF) \u2013 Jaishawn Barham, EDGE\/LB, Michigan: B+<\/p>\n

4.112 \u2013 Drew Shelton, OT, Penn State \u2013 C+<\/p>\n

4.114 \u2013 Devin Moore, CB, Florida \u2013 B+<\/p>\n

4.137 \u2013 LT Overton<\/a>, DL, Alabama \u2013 B-<\/p>\n

7.218 \u2013 Anthony Smith, WR, East Carolina \u2013 B-<\/p>\n

New York Giants<\/a> Draft Grade: A<\/p>\n

The second A in the NFC East, the Giants swung big and started off hot. Their additions of Arvell Reese and Francis Mauigoa to start the draft really set the tone.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how I grade their individual picks.<\/p>\n

Draft Class & Specific Grades:<\/p>\n

1.5 \u2013 Arvell Reese, EDGE\/LB, Ohio State: A<\/p>\n

1.10 (via CIN) \u2013 Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami<\/a> \u2013 A<\/p>\n

2.37 \u2013 Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee<\/a> \u2013 A<\/p>\n

3.74 \u2013 Malachi Fields<\/a>, WR, Notre Dame \u2013 B+<\/p>\n

6.186 \u2013 Bobby Jamison-Travis, DT, Auburn \u2013 C<\/p>\n

6.192 \u2013 J.C. Davis, G, Illinois \u2013 C<\/p>\n

6.193 \u2013 Jack Kelly, LB, BYU \u2013 B+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys Draft Grade: A Headlined by superstar Caleb Downs, the Cowboys started hot and stayed considerably strong…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[21872,34046,99541,18315,31093,34582,80144,49408,102,113,104,103,99503,99904,43683,56,82745,47829,43201,99906,60742,10417,44310,99905,88318,32837,18084,11723,3116,99903,16314,35401,20434,6475,3135,7698,45984,80404,4893],"class_list":{"0":"post-268091","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-2026-nfl-draft","9":"tag-alijah-clark","10":"tag-anthony-smith","11":"tag-arvell-reese","12":"tag-caelen-carson","13":"tag-caleb-downs","14":"tag-cobie-durant","15":"tag-corey-ballentine","16":"tag-dallas","17":"tag-dallas-cowboys","18":"tag-dallas-headlines","19":"tag-dallas-news","20":"tag-devin-moore","21":"tag-draft-class","22":"tag-francis-mauigoa","23":"tag-houston","24":"tag-isaiah-land","25":"tag-jaishawn-barham","26":"tag-josh-butler","27":"tag-julius-wood","28":"tag-justin-barron","29":"tag-los-angeles-rams","30":"tag-lt-overton","31":"tag-malachi-fields","32":"tag-malachi-lawrence","33":"tag-marist-liufau","34":"tag-markquese-bell","35":"tag-miami","36":"tag-michigan","37":"tag-michigan-stadium","38":"tag-new-york-giants","39":"tag-nfc-east","40":"tag-nick-harris","41":"tag-shemar-james","42":"tag-tennessee","43":"tag-the-cowboys","44":"tag-trikweze-bridges","45":"tag-tyrus-wheat","46":"tag-will-mcclay"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}