DonnaD'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

best yet

  • DonnaD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (KC)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

Nobody else had Dont'e Thornton Jr. anywhere near slot 149. The Cowboys did, by 36 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Landing West that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 12 they get a lead back with juice, outstanding value to boot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos in the 44th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba slipping to slot 95 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A reach on Jack Nelson in Round 5, Pick 36; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 CJ West
A tidy bit of business in pick 204, where CJ West graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks slid further than he should have, and pick No. 211 is lovely value for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
They reached a country mile for Jermari Harris at the 217th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
By-the-book stuff, Isaac TeSlaa at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.