Jimmy's Ghost'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LAC)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Winston Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Kevin Winston Jr. got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at Round 6, Pick 37.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th overall pick they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They barely believed it either: Kenneth Grant still on the board at No. 44. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Demetrius Knight Jr. at slot 76 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Quinn Ewers
A quarterback of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
Taking Jaylin Noel in pick No. 170 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick 172 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the 174th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick190 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 6, Pick 12 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
They paid sticker price for Hayden Conner in slot 211, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers in No. 249 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.