DC4L'S MOCK DRAFT
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DC4L'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 21, 2023

Compliments to CeeDee

  • DC4L DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for Cox. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Marques Cox, the No. 219 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 31. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Eichenberg reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at the 62nd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
They paid a round early for Tommy Eichenberg in pick 93, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Good price on Braelon Allen in pick No. 103, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 James Williams
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Williams. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick174 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
By-the-book stuff, T.J. Sanders at the 174th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Steve Linton
Steve Linton at Round 6, Pick 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick251 Rnd7 Marques Cox
You do not let an offensive lineman like Marques Cox reach No. 251 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.