Draft day is rapidly approaching. With that come the rumors. We’ve gathered a random collection of draft rumors that popped up over the weekend that may impact the Cowboys’ draft plans.

CB Jermod McCoy dropping to second round?

Albert Breer suggests McCoy’s medical red flags on his knee may drop him to the second round. Issue seems to be less about immediate contribution in 2026, and more about how the wear on his knee raises questions over how long he’d last as a pro. Jerry Jones said the Cowboys won’t have time for “redshirt” years on their defense.

DE Malachi Lawrence at #20?

Daniel Jeremiah said he’s heard the Dallas Cowboys could be a surprise landing spot for Lawrence if they stick with their two first-rounders.

CB Chris Johnson’s not a first-rounder?

San Diego State is not a Power 4 school (Stephen Jones mentioned Will McClay and the organization wanting to focus more on power 5 schools and referenced that NIL has driven a lot of talent you may have found at smaller schools in the past to those larger schools), and Albert Breer says many teams don’t see Johnson as a first-rounder due the big jump in competition he’ll face at the NFL level.

But the Cowboys appear unimpressed about the small-school angle. Per Tony Pauline, Johnson and Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez are in play for the Cowboys with the 20th pick.

Late-rising CB Treydan Stukes a first-round prospect?

The Cowboys brought Stukes in for an official predraft visit, and he seems to be flying up draft boards as of late. Adam Shefter writes:

Daniel Jeremiah is also jumping on the Stukes train:

Dane Brugler mentions him as a “Top 40″ pick. Tony Pauline also has him as a Top 40 candidate:

Keldric Faulk at 20 if Cowboys can’t move down?

In his most recent podcast, Todd McShay argues the Cowboys are much more likely to move down from 20 than move up from 12. McShay thinks the default move at 20 for the Cowboys would be Faulk, but he thinks the Cowboys would really like to use that pick to recoup a second-rounder.

McShay also expects a wild run on tackles at around 20, which should put the Cowboys in a good spot for trading down.

Arvell Reese or David Bailey to Cowboys at No. 5?

Adam Shefter goes out on a limb here with this Cowboys trade-up scenario:

We already covered Shefter’s ideas earlier, but didn’t include this take on the idea:

Henry McKenna of Foxports calls that type of trade-up “ridiculous” and draws an unflattering comparison to the plot of Draft Day.

Local beat writer mocks:

Jon Machota of the Athletic and Nick Harris of the Star Telegram both published mock drafts today.

Machota has the Cowboys trading up to #6 (Dallas gave up 12, 20 and 152 and received No. 6 and No. 39 overall in return) and coming away with

Round 1, No. 6 overall: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State

Round 2, No. 39 overall: Malachi Lawrence, Edge, UCF

Harris has the Cowboys staying put, with the following results:

No. 12 – Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State

No. 20 – Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee