HR'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for Harris. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Tre Harris, the No. 50 name on the board, stolen at the Round 5 slot. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick44 Rnd2 Mason Graham
They barely believed it either: Mason Graham still on the board at the Round 2 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Taking Kaleb Johnson in No. 76 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in the 150th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at pick 170 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in the 172nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in pick No. 174 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tommi Hill
They will replay Tommi Hill at slot 190 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.