VMahon'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent the 174th pick on Curtis Jacobs, a name most had 27 spots down the list. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Lloyd to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 24th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 56 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at Round 3, Pick 24 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd slid further than he should have, and the Round 4 slot is lovely value for the running back. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Curtis Jacobs in pick 174, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights at No. 212 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at slot 245 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.