Mansoor Delane's Rise: Cowboys' Tough Draft Decision

0:00On March 24, Mansour Delain turned heads at LSU's pro-day with 40 yard dash times between 4.35 and 4.39 seconds. That speed has pushed the corner back into top 10 talk for the 2026 NFL draft. Before this, Dallas Cowboys fans saw him as a comfy fit at their 12th overall pick. His on-field stats matched the hype. The season at LSU, the 6 foot, 187 pound defender, had 45 tackles, two interceptions, and 11 passes defended. Over his career, that's 191 tackles and 8 picks, holding quarterbacks to just a 31.3% completion rate. Against him, fans and experts are buzzing now. Mott Drafts have been going as high as 7th to Washington, and several teams, including Dallas, won top 30 visits. Here projections had him slipping to the Cowboys, but not anymore. The draft order complicates things for Dallas, with New Orleans at 8th, Cincinnati at 10th,

1:01and Miami at 11th right ahead. Trading up from 12 would cost picks they need elsewhere on defense. Delain's rise means the Cowboys face a tough call, sit tight and hope, or get aggressive for a game-changing corner who backs up his athleticism with. Real production