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hcprez1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 14, 2023

Best Cowboy Draft Ever 7

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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: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Khris Bogle Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Khris Bogle
DE-EDGE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NO)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NO)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NO)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Tony Grimes
DB Texas A&M
Players traded away
Head Shot
Michael Gallup
WR
Head Shot
Noah Igbinoghene
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for Smith. Final grade: C+.

When a board-topper like Ainias Smith slides to the 210th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not. The final tally is a middling C+.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Bogle reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

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 pick 26 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Trey Benson
They paid up for Trey Benson at pick No. 43 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
No edge and no loss on Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 89; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick197 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
The board fumbled Kamal Hadden all the way to the 197th pick, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick210 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in No. 210 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jaden Hicks
Steal is underselling it; Jaden Hicks at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick247 Rnd7 Khris Bogle
They reached into another round for Khris Bogle, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.