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CMS2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 5, 2026

2024 redo

  • CMS2 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Hayden Hatten in pick No. 244.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Orhorhoro value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 13 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
Good price on Cooper DeJean in the Round 1 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Xavier Worthy at No. 56. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at pick 73 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 24 is lovely value for the edge rusher. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nathaniel Watson
Value said wait; Nathaniel Watson in the 174th overall pick says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They reached a country mile for Brevyn Spann-Ford at slot 216, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick233 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
They went early on Tatum Bethune in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A big swing on Hayden Hatten at pick 244, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.