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ALF'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 17, 2023

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DRAFT 24

  • ALF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DAL)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SF)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (JAX)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (JAX)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (SF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CAR)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for Zinter. Final grade: B.

Somebody in pick 126 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while Zak Zinter, the No. 94 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will need Fatheree II to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

The Cowboys indulged a want in Isaac while a need in linebacker, quarterback and other spots stayed open. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at Round 1, Pick 29 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick33 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JT Tuimoloau. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Adisa Isaac adds an edge rusher and leaves linebacker, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick90 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
They liked Devontez Walker enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick No. 91 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Steal is underselling it; Zak Zinter at slot 126 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick134 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in No. 134 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
No edge and no loss on McCallan Castles in the 165th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Reuben Fatheree II
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Reuben Fatheree II well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in No. 247 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.