HR'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 80 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: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB
Larceny in the 172nd pick lands the Cowboys a B, Emmanwori and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Nick Emmanwori, the No. 18 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 172. No fireworks, but a solid B.

If Davis pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 14 they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Somehow Luther Burden III was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 76th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
Steal is underselling it; Aeneas Peebles at pick No. 150 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick152 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
They barely believed it either: Carson Schwesinger still on the board at Round 5, Pick 13. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 170 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at slot 172 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick174 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach Round 5, Pick 35 and blink. They did not. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick190 Rnd6 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson in pick 190 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jasheen Davis
Jasheen Davis at the 211th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick249 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
They talked themselves into KJ Jefferson at No. 249, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.