nitebar'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • nitebar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (DAL)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Players Gained
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Malik Willis
QB
Players traded away
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Donovan Wilson
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent pick No. 233 on J.J. Weaver, a name the board had a full 84 spots lower. Put together, it is a D-.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Adding Malik Willis by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 7 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 25th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
A reach for Jonathon Brooks in No. 38; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 24, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They liked Khyree Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 87th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
They reached a country mile for Jordan Jefferson at Round 4, Pick 32, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at No. 173 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jase McClellan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jase McClellan well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A conviction pick on Curtis Jacobs at the 182nd pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Bub Means
A wild overpay on Bub Means in slot 216, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They reached into another round for J.J. Weaver, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
The board had cheaper options than Ryan Watts at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.