Last week, the Dallas Cowboys admitted what were their top concerns going into an offseason in which they desperately need to fix the defense. Both happened to be addressed in the latest Mock Draft put together by our college football experts Adam Holt and Rob Gregson at A to Z Sports.

The Dallas Cowboys' next defensive coordinator will need to be someone the team and current staff trusts to have influence on the NFL draft.

The full order for picks 19-32 is decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round have been placed into slots 19-24; divisional-round losers will hold picks 25-28, and so on. The first tiebreaker for draft positioning is strength of schedule, with the team that’s faced an easier schedule receiving the higher pick.

Here we'll try to look at and discuss Cowboys’ 3-round 2026 NFL Draft according to PFF mock draft simulator after Packers' playoff loss.

A new 2026 NFL mock draft has the Dallas Cowboys putting a strong focus on defense, adding two immediate difference makers.