HR'S MOCK DRAFT

HR-37-1

  • HR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Jasheen Davis at slot 249, roughly 94 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Shough. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
No edge and no loss on Kaleb Johnson in slot 44; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
By-the-book stuff, Carson Schwesinger at the 76th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
The board fumbled Darius Alexander all the way to Round 5, Pick 11, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at pick No. 170 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick172 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They paid a round early for Oronde Gadsden II in pick 172, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in the Round 5 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick190 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Circle this one: Quincy Riley at slot 190 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick211 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Miles Frazier well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jasheen Davis
They reached into another round for Jasheen Davis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.