mojo'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mojo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Players Gained
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Jonathon Cooper
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Cowboys fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Walker. The cost of the Conner reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick No. 44 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick51 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in pick 51 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A clean, defensible pick in slot 76 with a little surplus value in Elic Ayomanor. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick85 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at Round 3, Pick 21 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick149 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
No drama and no debate, O'Donnell Fortune went about where he belonged in the 149th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jack Nelson a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jason Marshall Jr.. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
They went early on Jordan Hancock in the Round 6 slot, and the value did not follow. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick217 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in pick 217 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick239 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
A real head-scratcher, Zeek Biggers in Round 7, Pick 23 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A big swing on Hayden Conner at slot 247, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.