Draft hype: Cowboys eye No. 6
Draft fever is cranking — Underdog hyped that the draft is under a month away while mocks project the Dallas Cowboys trading up to No. 6 overall to chase a blue‑chip pick. Expect a flurry of trade chatter leading into the draft as teams jockey for top‑10 positioning. (x.com) (cbssports.com)
The 2026 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 23–25 in Pittsburgh, with Round 1 set to begin Thursday evening at 8 p.m. ET. (nfl.com) Cleveland officially holds the No. 6 overall selection heading into draft weekend after finishing the 2025 season 5–12. (clevelandbrowns.com) Dallas enters the event with two first‑round picks at No. 12 and No. 20 and eight total selections after compensatory awards. (dallascowboys.com) CBS Sports’ most recent mock places the Cowboys in a move into the top 10 to grab a premium pass rusher in the first round. (cbssports.com) Sports Illustrated’s mock broke down one concrete swap: Dallas sending No. 12, No. 92 and a 2027 second‑round pick to Cleveland in a package to acquire the No. 6 slot. (si.com) That SI mock specifically projects Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey to No. 6 after his 2025 season that included a Division‑I leading 14.5 sacks. (si.com) Analysts across outlets have been running similar trade scenarios since the Combine and free‑agency window, citing Dallas’ pair of top‑20 picks as the franchise leverage enabling blockbuster early swaps. (nflmockdraftdatabase.com)
