Al Tha Pal'S MOCK DRAFT

Sniped By The Pats

  • Al Tha Pal DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DAL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
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PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Leighton Vander Esch
LB
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Micah Parsons
EDGE
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Tony Pollard
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
Conviction outran the board for the Cowboys, and it cost them: F.

The Cowboys put a flag in the ground for Gabe Hall, 113 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pritchett. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kamren Kinchens
In slot 27 they get a ballhawk on the back end, reach and all. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the 35th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
No drama and no debate, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 56. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at pick No. 68 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Joe Milton III
They reached into another round for Joe Milton III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the 87th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A slide stopped in slot 124, with Ainias Smith worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
The board fumbled Nehemiah Pritchett all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.