wilduno66'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • wilduno66 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

The Cowboys looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Shilo Sanders at No. 239 regardless, 47 picks early.

They banked enough surplus on Blue to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
They read the board right and Derrick Harmon was the payoff at pick 44. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tez Johnson in the 76th overall pick, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in Round 5, Pick 11 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
Nothing to complain about; Ty Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They went early on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 174, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Jaydon Blue in the 204th overall pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at Round 6, Pick 35 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in pick No. 239 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick247 Rnd7 Logan Parr
Logan Parr at slot 247 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.