UKNOW'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • UKNOW DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Deuce Vaughn
RB
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Zack Martin
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Henderson: D.

You build a draft on nights like this. TreVeyon Henderson had no business being available in the 169th pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a load in the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A slide stopped in the 42nd pick, with Tate Ratledge worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in No. 149 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick169 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at the 169th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Donovan Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jackson at pick 170, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in pick No. 171 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Danny Stutsman
You do not let a linebacker like Danny Stutsman reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Samuel Brown
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Samuel Brown at Round 6, Pick 34. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.