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
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Higgins fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jay Higgins fell into the 209th pick.

The Prieskorn reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 13 they get a three-down runner at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick44 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick78 Rnd3 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at Round 3, Pick 14 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in the 148th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 168 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They barely believed it either: Cam Skattebo still on the board at the 170th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
They robbed the room for Tahj Brooks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 189 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to No. 209, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Caden Prieskorn
They left a pile of value on the table to take Caden Prieskorn this early at the Round 7 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.