Mlk3133'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Fire

  • Mlk3133 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DET)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DET)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

Everything else got attention, and wide receiver got none. That is a strange way for the Cowboys to leave a draft. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Every board in the league had Boettcher lower, and that gap is the story. However the rest shakes out, Downs at that price is a win they earned.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 13th overall pick they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick117 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson in pick 117 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
They paid up for Bryce Boettcher at No. 152 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the 179th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in pick No. 181 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
They took Isaiah Jatta at par in Round 6, Pick 6, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick217 Rnd7 James Smith
They paid sticker price for James Smith in slot 217, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick228 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Peyton Bowen. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.