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hcprez1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 1, 2023

2nd Best Cowboy Draft Ever

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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tony Grimes
DB Texas A&M
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Rylie Mills
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (IND)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (IND)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (IND)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Michael Gallup
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD FutureC+
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Cowboys get a C+.

The Cowboys looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Tony Grimes at the 174th overall pick regardless, 36 picks early.

They banked enough surplus on McCoy to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

If T'Vondre Sweat and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a load in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick 47 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 79th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at slot 126, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tony Grimes
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tony Grimes in pick No. 174, miles early. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick212 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
Taking Bru McCoy in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills in the Round 7 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.