shanewelborn'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 4.19.3

  • shanewelborn DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Monangai from sliding. Grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kyle Monangai at No. 239 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. If Gillotte pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 44th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at pick 76 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick149 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at slot 149 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 CJ West
They jumped the gun on CJ West, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jay Higgins in No. 204; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211 Rnd6 Addison West
Addison West at the 211th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
The board had cheaper options than Carson Vinson at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai in pick 239 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
A wild overpay on Hunter Wohler in the 247th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.