Adamalexander'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DAL)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Picks Traded
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 37 spots for Nick Gargiulo, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. They banked enough surplus on Wallace to cover a lot of smaller sins. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In No. 24 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 24: Roman Wilson for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dominick Puni. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in pick No. 174 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Somehow Caedan Wallace was still sitting there in the 230th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick232 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable at the 232nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in No. 233 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nick Gargiulo
They reached a country mile for Nick Gargiulo at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.