HR'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Stutsman should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Danny Stutsman, pick No. 170, roughly 86 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The cost of the Jones reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The back end got a real overhaul.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 12 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Taking Omarion Hampton in pick 44 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They read the board right and Deone Walker was the payoff at the 76th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sai'vion Jones
They reached into another round for Sai'vion Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts slid further than he should have, and No. 168 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
You do not let a linebacker like Danny Stutsman reach slot 170 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 173rd overall pick 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.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jaylin Noel
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Noel at Round 6, Pick 11 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
They robbed the room for Willie Lampkin here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
Somehow Hunter Wohler was still sitting there in slot 247, and they pounced on premier safety value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.