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GordonR'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2025

Saving the Cowboys

  • GordonR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Judkins from sliding. Grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Quinshon Judkins slide 95 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. They will need Lachey to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 12 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Value with a capital V on Tate Ratledge in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Demetrius Knight Jr. in the 76th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They robbed the room for Kevin Winston Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick168 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
The board fumbled Quinshon Judkins all the way to the 168th overall pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at pick 170 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.
Pick173 Rnd5 Rod Moore
Circle this one: Rod Moore at No. 173 is a fall that decides a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick186 Rnd6 Shemar Turner
They will replay Shemar Turner at Round 6, Pick 11 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in pick 209 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at No. 248 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.