Tonywalthall'S MOCK DRAFT

Cowboys offense early 3

  • Tonywalthall DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Nathan Pickering Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathan Pickering
DT Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Nathan Pickering, 125 picks early at pick 244.

The Smith steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 24th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Blake Corum
They talked themselves into Blake Corum at Round 2, Pick 24, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Beaux Limmer
A real head-scratcher, Beaux Limmer in slot 87 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at pick 174 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Nice patience on Steele Chambers, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 Trajan Jeffcoat
Trajan Jeffcoat at the 233rd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nathan Pickering
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nathan Pickering this early at the 244th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.