SD'S MOCK DRAFT

cowboys

  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DT Georgia
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DAL)
Collin Oliver
LB Oklahoma State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dane Key
WR Kentucky
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (TEN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Cowboys ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

They are betting Ratledge proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jabbar Muhammad
In No. 26 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They reached a country mile for Tate Ratledge at the 37th pick, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Josh Conerly Jr. in Round 2, Pick 26. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
They paid sticker price for Nazir Stackhouse in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver in the 122nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dane Key
They took Dane Key at par in slot 154, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Will Howard
Will Howard at pick No. 186 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.