mremail1964'S MOCK DRAFT
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mremail1964'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 2, 2023

The Boys Rule

  • mremail1964 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Mississippi
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for Goncalves. Final grade: B-.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Matt Goncalves fell into pick No. 126.

They will need Belton to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. More want than need.
Pick58 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Denzel Burke. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at the 89th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
You do not let an offensive lineman like Matt Goncalves reach pick No. 126 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant slipping to the 174th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Caden Prieskorn
A premium they did not need to pay, Caden Prieskorn a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Anthony Belton
Value said wait; Anthony Belton in No. 247 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.