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4/22

  • BillS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Cowboys: C+.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Patrick Paul, taking him 61 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McGlothern. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

If Patrick Paul and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Patrick Paul
In pick 24 they get a building block for the line, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They took Zach Frazier at par in No. 56, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They read the board right and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was the payoff at pick No. 87. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 McKinnley Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, McKinnley Jackson at the 174th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Good price on Kimani Vidal in the 216th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick233 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They will replay Dwight McGlothern at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They talked themselves into Frank Gore Jr. at pick 244, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.