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DRAFT 225 -10

  • arngar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Makari Paige Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Makari Paige
S Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Collin Oliver, 127 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Gordon II. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 12th pick they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at slot 44. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in pick 76 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
The board fumbled Shemar Turner all the way to the 148th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Roc Taylor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Roc Taylor well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver in Round 5, Pick 36 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kobe Hudson
A reach on Kobe Hudson in pick No. 186; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Circle this one: Ollie Gordon II at slot 209 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Makari Paige
Value said wait; Makari Paige in the 248th overall pick says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.