mickg'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mickg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Thornton Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. Dont'e Thornton Jr. sat on the board until the 247th overall pick, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th overall pick they get a featured back, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in pick 44 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Value with a capital V on Jalen Royals in slot 76, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick149 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
You do not let an offensive lineman like Anthony Belton reach Round 5, Pick 11 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick171 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
LeQuint Allen at the 171st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant in pick No. 174 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
Nice patience on JJ Pegues, who had no business lasting to No. 188. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick211 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Steal is underselling it; Dorian Strong at pick 211 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Taking Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 247th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.