mtpallas'S MOCK DRAFT
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mtpallas'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2025

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  • mtpallas DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Cooper Mays at pick No. 247, roughly 63 spots before his name belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Getting McCord where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 12 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at No. 44 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Circle this one: Kyle McCord at pick 149 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nick Nash
They robbed the room for Nick Nash here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at the 174th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick204 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Conner in slot 204 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke Lachey in the 211th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Shemar James
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Shemar James. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
Cooper Mays in the 247th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.