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
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 44 lands the Cowboys a B, Graham and all.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Mason Graham, the No. 4 name on the board, in slot 44.

Every board in the league had Yurosek lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick44 Rnd2 Mason Graham
They robbed the room for Mason Graham here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Royals at Round 3, Pick 12. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick149 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in pick No. 149 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
A reach on Jack Kiser in pick 171; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They barely believed it either: Logan Brown still on the board at the 174th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper at No. 204 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
No drama and no debate, Jordan Hancock went about where he belonged in slot 211. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick239 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 239 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ben Yurosek
Ben Yurosek at pick 247 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.