1'S MOCK DRAFT
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1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 11, 2023

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  • 1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Edwards fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Donovan Edwards, the No. 149 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 174 like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting Kuithe proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 26th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in pick 58 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No drama and no debate, Brenden Rice went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Jamon Dumas-Johnson at slot 126, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at pick No. 174 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Willie Roberts
A clean, defensible pick in the 212th overall pick with a little surplus value in Willie Roberts. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
They paid a round early for Brant Kuithe in No. 247, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.