jdshep6'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jan 27

  • jdshep6 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Mario Williams Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Mario Williams
WR Tulane
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

The Mario Williams pick is the one that will follow the Cowboys into the fall. They took him 127 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They banked enough surplus on Skattebo to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 12 they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Derrick Harmon worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malachi Moore in the 76th pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick148 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in pick 148 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
No drama and no debate, Shemar Turner went about where he belonged in the 168th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in Round 5, Pick 33, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Brady Cook
Brady Cook at Round 5, Pick 36 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 Mario Williams
Mario Williams in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Steal is underselling it; Cam Skattebo at slot 209 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
They robbed the room for Jackson Hawes here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.