Boke'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Boke DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Ryan Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ryan Wingo
WR Texas
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DAL)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DAL)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Ben Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Ben Roberts
LB Texas Tech
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
Melkart Abou Jaoude Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Melkart Abou Jaoude
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DAL)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (ARI)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ARI)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LAC)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Ben Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Ben Roberts
LB Texas Tech
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CIN)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ARI)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Players Gained
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Justin Fields
QB
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Trey McBride
TE
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Walter Nolen III
DT
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Aidan O'Connell
QB
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Josh Sweat
DE
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Jake Ferguson
TE
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Kenny Clark
DT
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Rashan Gary
LB
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Ryan Flournoy
WR
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Manning is the Cowboys' new face under center. Grade: D.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent Round 4, Pick 10 on Elijah Paige, a name most had 64 spots down the list. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

Everything downstream of Arch Manning depends on Arch Manning, and the building knows it. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

The Washington pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Arch Manning
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get the face of the franchise, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
They paid sticker price for Leonard Moore in pick No. 20, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Trey'Dez Green
Nice patience on Trey'Dez Green, who had no business lasting to the 38th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick42 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington in slot 42 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ryan Wingo
They went early on Ryan Wingo in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick63 Rnd2 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
They reached a country mile for Quincy Rhodes Jr. at the 63rd pick, and the board is aghast. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick65 Rnd3 Bray Hubbard
They took Bray Hubbard at par in No. 65, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick69 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
They did well to land Bear Alexander in the 69th pick, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ben Roberts
A conviction pick on Ben Roberts at slot 78 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 LJ Martin
They talked themselves into LJ Martin at pick No. 87, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick111 Rnd4 Elijah Paige
Elijah Paige in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Melkart Abou Jaoude
Melkart Abou Jaoude at pick 125 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick146 Rnd5 Brandon Inniss
A straight-up fair deal on Brandon Inniss at the 146th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.