HR'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Ethan Downs at the 239th pick, roughly 45 spots before his name belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Pegues makes the weekend a net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in the 44th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in No. 76 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
They took O'Donnell Fortune at par in the 149th pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at slot 171 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Connor Colby
A premium they did not need to pay, Connor Colby a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the 204th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Nothing to complain about; Luke Lachey went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
They reached a country mile for Ethan Downs at pick No. 239, and the board is aghast. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
They went early on Cody Lindenberg in the 247th pick, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.