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CoachMad'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 28, 2023

Cowboys Mock 3

  • CoachMad DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Austin Stogner at the 212th pick, roughly 22 spots before his name belonged.

With wide receiver, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. That Turner pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner in pick No. 30 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick62 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Denzel Burke. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick93 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in No. 93 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Gabriel Murphy while clear needs at wide receiver, linebacker and other spots sat open.
Pick174 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at the 174th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Austin Stogner
They reached into another round for Austin Stogner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick251 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
Zion Nelson at the 251st pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.