arngar'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • arngar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Barryn Sorrell a full 117 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

On value alone, King makes the weekend a net positive. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a home-run threat at receiver, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
They let Grey Zabel come to them and pounced at pick 44. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A slide stopped in pick No. 76, with Deone Walker worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick150 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
They robbed the room for O'Donnell Fortune here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in slot 170 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick172 Rnd5 Cam Jackson
A big swing on Cam Jackson at the 172nd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
They jumped the gun on Jaylen Reed, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick190 Rnd6 Kobe King
Steal is underselling it; Kobe King at the 190th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in slot 211 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jaydon Blue
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaydon Blue this early at Round 7, Pick 31. A need, and now a little less of one.