19KelyBlue78'S MOCK DRAFT

5th

  • 19KelyBlue78 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DAL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (IND)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Austin Bryant
DE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB+
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Kedon Slovis, 90 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The bottom line is a respectable B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Lovett. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Amarius Mims in the 46th pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They went early on Xavier Worthy in No. 56, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick 94 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick97 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, McKinnley Jackson well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad at Round 4, Pick 33 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at slot 174 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They robbed the room for Jordan Jefferson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 216 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick233 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at slot 233 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick244 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
They will replay JD Bertrand at pick No. 244 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.