HR'S MOCK DRAFT

HR-15-4

  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Stutsman should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Danny Stutsman, the No. 91 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 249.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. If Colby pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 12 they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that.
Pick44 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at the 44th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in slot 76 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles in Round 5, Pick 11 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at the 170th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Connor Colby
A reach for Connor Colby in pick No. 172; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick190 Rnd6 Sebastian Castro
The board fumbled Sebastian Castro all the way to pick 190, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick211 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Somehow Lathan Ransom was still sitting there in pick No. 211, and they pounced on premier safety value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick249 Rnd7 Danny Stutsman
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at Round 7, Pick 31. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.