Darth Dad'S MOCK DRAFT
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Darth Dad'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 18, 2024

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  • Darth Dad DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Demorie Tate Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Demorie Tate
CB Florida State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Nobody else had Demorie Tate anywhere near pick 242. The Cowboys did, by 33 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

That Baker pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
They let Jared Verse come to them and pounced at Round 1, Pick 24. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick56 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A clean, defensible pick in No. 56 with a little surplus value in Graham Barton. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
They did well to land Braden Fiske in pick No. 87, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick125 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at slot 125 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A reach for Jaylan Ford in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 Javon Baker
The board fumbled Javon Baker all the way to pick 213, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Demorie Tate
They reached a country mile for Demorie Tate at slot 242, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.