Marc_G'S MOCK DRAFT

Boys 2.22

  • Marc_G DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Cashman
LB
Head Shot
Rachaad White
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on McCord: A-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Kyle McCord, the No. 125 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 174. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The veteran additions, Rachaad White chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In pick No. 24 they get a bendy edge with upside. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at the 53rd overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
They robbed the room for Alfred Collins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at No. 140 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tory Horton
They will replay Tory Horton at slot 150 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick170 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
Circle this one: O'Donnell Fortune at the 170th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick172 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in pick 172 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Somehow Kyle McCord was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick190 Rnd6 Simeon Barrow Jr.
A quiet steal in No. 190: Simeon Barrow Jr. for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 211 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick249 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at pick 249 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.