The Dallas Cowboys are on the clock in our Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. Please, please, hold your boos.
Selecting for the Cowboys in this mock draft is commenter 1951LION. That’s very appropriate, because 1951 was the last year the Cowboys made an NFC Championship Game.*
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*Blatantly untrue
Before we get to the 12th overall pick, head to our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft tracker. There you’ll find the previous 11 picks, along with links to each article and a grade for each pick, as decided by you, the readers. Don’t forget to cast your vote for each pick with the poll at the bottom of the articles.
Now, onto this pick:
With the 12th pick in the 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select Mansoor Delane, cornerback out of LSU.
Here’s 1951LION explaining the pick:
The Dallas Cowboys’ cornerback room looked like swiss cheese with all the holes it had. DaRon Bland remains a solid piece when healthy, but the other young CBs—Shavon Revel Jr. and Caelen Carson—have yet to take a step up to the podium. Bringing in veteran Cobie Durant on a one-year deal to patch some holes helps but the real help will come with drafting a top prospect at the CB position.
Mansoor Delane has coverage instincts that seem almost pre-cognitive. He reads route concepts with the ease of a veteran, often arriving at the catch point before the receiver realizes the ball is even there.
At 6-foot, 190 pound, 4.44 40-yard dash speed, he has the tools to ply his trade. In over 350 pass coverage snaps, he only allowed 13 receptions for 147 yards. Most impressively, he didn’t allow a single passing touchdown all season and held opponents to a 37.1 percent completion rate.
Delane could use some strength and weight training, to stay to top of his game on go routes and bumps. But he’s the CB to start first on the outside, then anywhere they need him.
His comps are Kool-Aid-McKinstry, Trent McDuffie, and Devon Witherspoon.
He posted zero penalties showing the discipline to compete without drawing flags.
The other needy position on the Cowboys roster is EDGE. The fact that Averill Reese, David Bailey and Rueben Bain had already been drafted, opened the door to draft the best CB of the class.
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