BANDIT'S MOCK DRAFT
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PHASE 5

  • BANDIT DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 168 on Thor Griffith a full 116 spots early.

The Perkins Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the Round 1 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They let Jalon Walker come to them and pounced at the 43rd pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Somehow Dylan Sampson was still sitting there in pick 74, and they pounced on premier running back value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Steal is underselling it; Sonny Styles at Round 5, Pick 10 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick168 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in pick No. 168 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A big swing on Taylen Green at slot 170, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick171 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at the 171st overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in pick 186 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick209 Rnd6 Will Sheppard
A real head-scratcher, Will Sheppard in the 209th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.