hilt54'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

2

  • hilt54 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CIN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (CIN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (CIN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Ewers: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Quinn Ewers got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at slot 172. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Every board in the league had Nash lower, and that gap is the story.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In pick No. 14 they get a premier pass rusher. More want than need.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at No. 44 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
No edge and no loss on Carson Schwesinger in the 81st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They read the board right and Cam Skattebo was the payoff at slot 116. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick118 Rnd4 Nick Nash
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nick Nash this early at the 118th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick 150 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Rylie Mills in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Quinn Ewers
The board fumbled Quinn Ewers all the way to Round 5, Pick 33, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in the 174th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.