Buster'S MOCK DRAFT
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Buster'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2024

Buck Stops Here!

  • Buster DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Matthew Jones at Round 6, Pick 38. The Cowboys jumped the board by 41 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Getting Bertrand where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 24th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A conviction pick on Patrick Paul at the Round 2 slot that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They liked Trey Benson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 87. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at No. 173 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick213 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at slot 213 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in the 231st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston at the 242nd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.