2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jay Toia
DL UCLA
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Stutsman fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Danny Stutsman, the No. 87 name on the board, in pick No. 171.

The cost of the Slackman reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ashton Jeanty in pick No. 13. The roster fit checks out.
Pick44 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach the 78th pick and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Somehow Tory Horton was still sitting there in slot 148, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick168 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
A tidy little value on Shemar Turner in pick 168, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ricky White III
A real head-scratcher, Ricky White III in Round 5, Pick 33 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Circle this one: Danny Stutsman at the 171st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Taking Chris Paul Jr. in No. 189 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Joey Slackman
A big swing on Joey Slackman at the 209th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jay Toia
Jay Toia at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.