ElMeroMeroGF'S MOCK DRAFT

Going for Six

  • ElMeroMeroGF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CAR)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Jordan Hicks
LB
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Mazi Smith
DT
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Royce Freeman
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a D for the Cowboys.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Barryn Sorrell at the 170th pick is 111 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

Higgins at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick No. 4 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick11 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In slot 11 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They barely believed it either: Omarion Hampton still on the board at Round 2, Pick 10. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick47 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
The board fumbled Harold Fannin Jr. all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick 69 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in the 75th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tyler Booker
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tyler Booker reach Round 4, Pick 6 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in slot 149 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in No. 169 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at the 170th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick171 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
A running back of that caliber at the 171st pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 Daylen Everette
Value with a capital V on Daylen Everette in pick 186, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at pick No. 209 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.