The Cowboys' draft analyst laid out his board: the first cornerback drafted will be either Jermott McCoy or Mansoor Delaine, Francis Maui Noah goes third to Arizona in his upcoming mock, Carnell Tate is the first receiver off the board, Australian project Urey Bernard lands in round six or seven, and he stacks the linebackers CJ Allen, Jacob Rodriguez, Anthony Hill in that order.

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Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

• Position Order CallsCarnell TateApr 6, 2026

  Carnell Tate to be 1st wide receiver off the board

  “But I do think that most likely, it's probably just one, one of these wide receivers that go off the board. And I think it'll be Carnell Tate.”

  Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 9.48+90.52 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  naming one of the 36 at random averages 9.48

  skill:

  90.52

  player:

  Carnell Tate

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  credit halves every two places

  accuracy:

  100

  baseline:

  9.48

  position:

  wide receiver

  class size:

  36

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual order:

  1

  predicted order:

  1

  weeks left when called:

  0

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• Mock Draft PicksKeldric FaulkDallas CowboysApr 6, 2026

  Keldric Faulk to be picked at number 12

  “Here's your Keldrick fault guy to the cowboys at 12, Fran Duffy, everybody. ... I'm I'm okay betting on a profile like Celtic Fogg.”

  Close · 44Scored 43.91 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 0 against a shuffle’s 50-50 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  -50

  player:

  Keldric Faulk

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  43.91

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  31

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  43.91

  predicted pick:

  12

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  0

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• Mock Draft PicksFrancisco MauigoaArizona CardinalsApr 6, 2026

  Francisco Mauigoa to be picked at number 3

  “I do think it probably starts at number three with the Arizona Cardinals, and most likely Francis Maui Noah... And I have Maui Noah going to the cardinals”

  Miss · 0Scored 0.1 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 0 against a shuffle’s 50-50 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2025

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  -50

  player:

  Francisco Mauigoa

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  0.1

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  162

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  0.1

  predicted pick:

  3

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  0

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• Position Order CallsMansoor DelaneApr 6, 2026

  Mansoor Delane to be first corner off the board — either Delaine or McCoy corner off the board

  “So I do think it'll either be Delaine or McCoy. And then at the end of the day, it'll come down to, like, team and scheme preference”

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• Top Player ListsApr 6, 2026

  “CJ Allen versus Jacob Rodriguez versus Anthony Hill... I would actually stack them in that order... So I would put Allen there as number one... So I would put him too... So that's why I would probably put him third in that order.”

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• Position Order CallsJermod McCoyApr 6, 2026

  Jermod McCoy to be first corner off the board — either Delaine or McCoy corner off the board

  “I still think it's gonna be pretty tight when it comes down to who's the first corner off the board, if it's gonna be him, if it's gonna be Mansoor, Delaine... So I do think it'll either be Delaine or McCoy.”

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• Mock Draft PicksUrey BernardApr 6, 2026

  Urey Bernard to be picked “round six, round seven”

  “If a team feels comfortable with the character, you're gonna draft him round six, round seven.”

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