Pastor'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Pastor DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Mykel Williams
DE Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Burch
DE Oregon
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DEN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jordan Burch
DE Oregon
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DEN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CAR)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (CAR)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Players traded away
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Ezekiel Elliott
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Anthony Belton at the 166th overall pick, a reach of 96 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The Perkins Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

The Winston Jr. pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a green-dot type in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Isaiah Bond
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in the 34th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick41 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
No edge and no loss on Josh Conerly Jr. in the 41st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
A clean, defensible pick in slot 44 with a little surplus value in Mykel Williams. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick54 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at No. 54 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jalen Royals
Value said wait; Jalen Royals in the 55th overall pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild slid further than he should have, and No. 75 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Andrew Mukuba at the Round 3 slot is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick100 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Nice patience on Danny Stutsman, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 36. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Kevin Winston Jr. while clear needs at quarterback sat open.
Pick122 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
They talked themselves into Nazir Stackhouse at slot 122, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Somehow Tai Felton was still sitting there in pick 124, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jordan Burch
A curious use of pick No. 135. Quarterback needed the pick; an edge rusher in Jordan Burch did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A wild overpay on Jaeden Roberts in pick 147, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in the 150th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
A big swing on Anthony Belton at slot 166, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the 169th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Lander Barton
The board fumbled Lander Barton all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A real head-scratcher, Jamon Dumas-Johnson in Round 5, Pick 33 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at No. 190 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
They will replay Harold Perkins Jr. at pick No. 206 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick221 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
No drama and no debate, Terrance Ferguson went about where he belonged in the 221st overall pick. The roster fit checks out.