Hartjab'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Hartjab DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (WSH)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Players Gained
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Treylon Burks
WR
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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DeMarcus Lawrence
EDGE
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Mazi Smith
DT
Head Shot
Michael Gallup
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

There is reaching, and then there is Omar Speights at No. 244. The Cowboys jumped the board by 97 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Lassiter steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the 23rd pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In No. 24 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid up for Edgerrin Cooper at pick 36 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
They reached into another round for Malachi Corley, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Nice patience on Kamari Lassiter, who had no business lasting to the 56th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
A big swing on Braelon Allen at the 87th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick96 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in Round 3, Pick 33 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Whittington
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Whittington in the Round 6 slot, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the 233rd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick244 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Omar Speights at pick No. 244 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.