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nitebar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2024

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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DAL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
Michael Gallup
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
Daniels is the plan now, and the Cowboys grade out a D.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Rasheen Ali in pick 174. Put together, it is a D.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 8th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They jumped the gun on Jonathon Brooks, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
They left a pile of value on the table to take Matt Goncalves this early at pick 87. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
A clean, defensible pick in slot 109 with a little surplus value in Tykee Smith. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick124 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
They talked themselves into Nehemiah Pritchett at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in pick 128 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick145 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in the 145th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick171 Rnd5 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. at slot 171 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 Rasheen Ali
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Rasheen Ali. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at Round 6, Pick 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Myles Jones
The board had Myles Jones higher than No. 245, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.