HR'S MOCK DRAFT

HR-15-3

  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Jasheen Davis, 149 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

The Schwesinger steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a workhorse for the backfield at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in the 76th pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at No. 150 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
They barely believed it either: Carson Schwesinger still on the board at slot 170. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick172 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
They will replay Luke Kandra at pick No. 172 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
They went early on Jaylen Reed in slot 174, and the value did not follow. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
They paid a round early for Jordan Hancock in pick 190, more than the board wanted. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jasheen Davis
Jasheen Davis at the 211th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick249 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson at pick No. 249 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.