nopeszz'S MOCK DRAFT

full 7 round

  • nopeszz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Lance Heard Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Lance Heard
OT Kentucky
Zeke Berry Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zeke Berry
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Cowboys left wide receiver untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

The cost of the Heard reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Chris Cole
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Cole at slot 20, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick45 Rnd2 Lance Heard
The board had cheaper options than Lance Heard at the 45th overall pick, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Zeke Berry
Zeke Berry in pick 128 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.