justinjsmithstudio'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Best 3

  • justinjsmithstudio DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Nobody else had C.J. Hanson anywhere near No. 233. The Cowboys did, by 34 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. They banked enough surplus on Trotter Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 24th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They barely believed it either: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. still on the board at slot 87. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson at pick No. 174 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in Round 6, Pick 41 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 C.J. Hanson
A big swing on C.J. Hanson at the 233rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Matt Lee
A real head-scratcher, Matt Lee in the 244th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.