krganz'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

D2

  • krganz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 31: the Cowboys steal Mafah and grade out a B.

Somebody in the Round 7 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while Phil Mafah, the No. 177 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Vinson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick 12 they get a bendy edge with upside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Nice patience on Omarion Hampton, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 12. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A slide stopped in No. 76, with Deone Walker worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick150 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
They robbed the room for Sebastian Castro here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick170 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 170 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in the 172nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick190 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They did well to land Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 190, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick211 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
A reach on Carson Vinson in the 211th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Taking Phil Mafah in pick No. 249 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.