ZOUL'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Conner Weigman
QB Texas A&M
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Cowboys: C-.

Nobody else had Tyler Batty anywhere near pick 149. The Cowboys did, by 232 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.

Foster at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Hit on Lander Barton and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the Round 1 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the 42nd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They read the board right and Dylan Fairchild was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 9. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty in pick 149 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick169 Rnd5 Hunter Wohler
Hunter Wohler at No. 169 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick170 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at pick No. 170 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
A wild overpay on Kyle McCord in pick No. 171, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Conner Weigman
Conner Weigman in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Circle this one: Bryce Foster at the 209th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.