DC4L'S MOCK DRAFT
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DC4L'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 20, 2023

Address the needs

  • DC4L DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 174 on Tahj Brooks a full 21 spots early. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The Legette pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
They let Xavier Legette come to them and pounced at the 30th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A quiet steal in No. 62: Jordan Morgan for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in Round 3, Pick 30 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
They took Justin Rogers at par in pick 130, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
They reached into another round for Tahj Brooks, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jaylon Carlies
A reach on Jaylon Carlies in the Round 6 slot; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick251 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
A big swing on Zion Nelson at No. 251, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.