GWG5'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • GWG5 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Coleman should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jonah Coleman got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at slot 92. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Perkins Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In pick No. 12 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. More want than need.
Pick20 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at the 20th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
They went early on Harold Perkins Jr. in No. 112, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
They barely believed it either: Hezekiah Masses still on the board at pick 152. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They took Xavier Nwankpa at par in slot 177, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick180 Rnd5 Dae'Quan Wright
They did well to land Dae'Quan Wright in Round 5, Pick 40, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick218 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
They paid up for Noah Whittington at the 218th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.