Al Tha Pal'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Amare Barno
EDGE
Head Shot
Justin Madubuike
DT
Head Shot
Isaiah Spiller
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Head Shot
Tony Pollard
RB
Head Shot
Tyler Biadasz
C
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent slot 87 on Braelon Allen, a name most had 72 spots down the list.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick 30 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 1 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick37 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They jumped the gun on Patrick Paul, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick No. 56 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They reached into another round for Braelon Allen, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.