Gregory House'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (TB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Hainsey
C
Players traded away
Head Shot
Trey Lance
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A franchise passer in Penix Jr. headlines a A- weekend for the Cowboys.

When a board-topper like Anthony Gould slides to slot 244, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not.

They have staked the next five years on Michael Penix Jr., which is the only story that really matters here. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

In the end it comes back to Michael Penix Jr., and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
They paid sticker price for Michael Penix Jr. in No. 8, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick26 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 26th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No edge and no loss on T'Vondre Sweat in pick No. 43; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick56 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Value with a capital V on Chris Braswell in slot 56, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kiran Amegadjie. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 DJ James
The board fumbled DJ James all the way to Round 3, Pick 24, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 89 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brenden Rice in pick 112. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 James Williams
They barely believed it either: James Williams still on the board at the 174th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
Taking Marcus Harris in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in pick 233 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Anthony Gould
Somehow Anthony Gould was still sitting there in No. 244, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.