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1ST Mock draft (DAL) (LV) (HOU)

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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeVonta Smith
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

There is reaching, and then there is Moose Muhammad III at the Round 7 slot. The Cowboys jumped the board by 126 and dared it to prove them wrong. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The Majors pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

DeVonta Smith gives the group a proven body among the projects.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
A slide stopped in the Round 1 slot, with Ashton Jeanty worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in Round 3, Pick 12 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
You do not let a linebacker like Danny Stutsman reach pick No. 148 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at slot 168 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Michael Taaffe
Taking Michael Taaffe in the 170th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick 173 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
They paid sticker price for Nazir Stackhouse in pick No. 186, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 209th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Moose Muhammad III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Moose Muhammad III well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.