HR'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let West fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. CJ West tumbling to the Cowboys in the 247th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They are betting Simpkins III proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 12 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They barely believed it either: Tyler Warren still on the board at pick 44. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the 76th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
The board fumbled Jacob Parrish all the way to No. 149, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at the 171st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Kiser at slot 174, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in Round 6, Pick 28 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick211 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Taking Upton Stout in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick239 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
They talked themselves into Torricelli Simpkins III at No. 239, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 CJ West
CJ West at pick 247 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.