Shacknj76'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Javon Hargrave
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys turned the phones into found money: B+.

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Austin Reed went at No. 233, a good 41 picks before the board was ready. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Washington falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In pick No. 31 they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in slot 56 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 3 slot is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Fair-plus on Kamal Hadden, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Somehow Tahj Washington was still sitting there in pick 216, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick233 Rnd7 Austin Reed
Austin Reed at the 233rd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 7, Pick 24 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.