hcprez1'S MOCK DRAFT

Best Cowboy Draft Ever 112

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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DAL)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DAL)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (SEA)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (LAC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DEN)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LAC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (SEA)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (PHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (PHI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Derius Davis
WR
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Cameron Young
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Will Howard at the 99th overall pick, a reach of 138 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Sampson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 25th pick they get a bendy edge with upside at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in slot 49 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in No. 51 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick56 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Derrick Harmon at the 56th overall pick is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at Round 3, Pick 11 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jake Majors in pick No. 79. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in the 83rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They reached into another round for Deone Walker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Riley Leonard
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Riley Leonard. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Will Howard
A big swing on Will Howard at No. 99, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in slot 126, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kaleb Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Kaleb Johnson at Round 5, Pick 11 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dylan Sampson
Taking Dylan Sampson in the 154th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick158 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, TreVeyon Henderson in pick 158, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at slot 159 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
You do not let a linebacker like Danny Stutsman reach the 166th pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169 Rnd5 Hunter Wohler
A wild overpay on Hunter Wohler in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick170 Rnd5 Daylen Everette
No edge and no loss on Daylen Everette in pick No. 170; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd5 Gentry Williams
They talked themselves into Gentry Williams at No. 171, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.