Daunte61'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (SF)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Jalen Brooks
WR
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Snoop Conner
RB
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueA NeedB TradesC- FutureF
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Knight Jr.: C+.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Demetrius Knight Jr. fell into No. 249. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

So much rides on Ashton Jeanty that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 12 they get a premier pass rusher at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick20 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 20th overall pick they get a bell-cow for the offense, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They will replay Walter Nolen at slot 44 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Somehow Wyatt Milum was still sitting there in pick No. 76, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
They barely believed it either: Tyler Booker still on the board at pick 80. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in the 112th pick, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in Round 4, Pick 20 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd4 Savion Williams
You do not let a wide receiver like Savion Williams reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in slot 139 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Trey Amos
Trey Amos in pick 170 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jaxson Dart
A quarterback of that caliber at No. 172 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at pick No. 174 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in Round 6, Pick 12 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick211 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board fumbled Dont'e Thornton Jr. all the way to the 211th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249 Rnd7 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 249th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.