Darth Dad'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Darth Dad DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (GB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jon Runyan
C
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Cowboys fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will need Allen to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, quarterback and other spots.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at the 25th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick56 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in No. 56 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves cornerback, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick88 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
No edge and no loss on McKinnley Jackson in slot 88; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick124 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 4, Pick 24 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Javon Baker
They took Javon Baker at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick212 Rnd6 Isaiah Neyor
Isaiah Neyor at pick 212 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
By-the-book stuff, Maurice Smith at the 245th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.