willmclean04'S MOCK DRAFT

realistic

  • willmclean04 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
R.J. Oben Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
R.J. Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took R.J. Oben a full 171 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Smith. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Nothing to complain about; Jihaad Campbell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick 150 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
A big swing on Nazir Stackhouse at pick No. 170, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick172 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the 172nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Value with a capital V on Ajani Cornelius in the 174th overall pick, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
This one needs a full-page explanation: Miles Frazier in pick No. 190, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 R.J. Oben
R.J. Oben at No. 211 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick249 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
Taking Kobe Hudson in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.