Greatness'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Championship

  • Greatness DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DAL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DAL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DAL)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Allegretti
OG
Head Shot
Leo Chenal
LB
Head Shot
Drew Dalman
C
Head Shot
Owen Pappoe
LB
Head Shot
John Michael Schmitz Jr.
C
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Head Shot
Garrett Williams
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
Deuce Vaughn
RB
Head Shot
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
EDGE
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Head Shot
Tyron Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB+
Legette should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a D.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Darius Robinson in pick 87, a good 34 spots before the room expected him. Put together, it is a D.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Legette.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 1 slot with a little surplus value in Malik Nabers. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
Jer'Zhan Newton in No. 24 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick39 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in slot 39 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Nice patience on Jordan Morgan, who had no business lasting to pick No. 43. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick47 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A premium they did not need to pay, Edgerrin Cooper a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Trey Benson
They paid up for Trey Benson at pick 56 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at slot 66 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at pick No. 70 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with tight end open.
Pick87 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Value said wait; Darius Robinson in Round 3, Pick 24 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick90 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They will replay Xavier Legette at the 90th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Fair-plus on Dominick Puni, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Leonard Taylor III in pick 125. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Taking Kris Abrams-Draine in the 142nd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
A running back of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylan Ford at Round 5, Pick 37, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick213 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A slide stopped in slot 213, with Christian Jones worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Marcus Harris
A reach for Marcus Harris in pick No. 221; a little patience would have been rewarded. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick242 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at No. 242 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.