HR'S MOCK DRAFT

HR-28-4

  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Aydan White Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Aydan White
CB NC State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Castro from sliding. Grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Sebastian Castro at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If Davis pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty slid further than he should have, and slot 12 is lovely value for the running back. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick44 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 44 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
They robbed the room for Nick Emmanwori here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick148 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills is a better player than the 148th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
The board fumbled Danny Stutsman all the way to Round 5, Pick 33, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
A reasonable price with a little left over, Willie Lampkin in pick 173. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Sebastian Castro
Taking Sebastian Castro in pick No. 186 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jasheen Davis
Jasheen Davis in No. 209 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick248 Rnd7 Aydan White
This one needs a full-page explanation: Aydan White in pick 248, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.