E. SMITH'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Mikail Kamara
DE Indiana
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mykel Williams
DE Georgia
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DL Texas A&M
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Nobody had Thor Griffith this high, and it is not close. The Cowboys reached 105 spots to get him at slot 170.

Getting Paul Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. They will answer for taking edge rusher early while cornerback, quarterback and other spots went begging.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 13th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Mikail Kamara
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Mikail Kamara adds an edge rusher and leaves cornerback, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick78 Rnd3 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at the 78th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150 Rnd5 Mykel Williams
Mykel Williams in No. 150 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Cashius Howell
A wild overpay on Cashius Howell in pick No. 169, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at Round 5, Pick 32 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Brennan Presley
Brennan Presley in pick No. 190 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Joey Slackman
Joey Slackman in the 209th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.