JCG1819'S MOCK DRAFT
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12/12

  • JCG1819 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Shemar Turner went at the 174th pick, a good 27 picks before the board was ready. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Duck pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
They took Taliese Fuaga at par in pick 26, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick58 Rnd2 Braelon Allen
They jumped the gun on Braelon Allen, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at No. 89 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
The board had cheaper options than Darius Robinson at pick No. 126, and it noticed. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick174 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner in Round 5, Pick 38 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the Round 6 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Storm Duck
Storm Duck at the 247th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.