GM Emery'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B.

The Hayden Conner pick is the one that will follow the Cowboys into the fall. They took him 54 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That Warren pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 12 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in Round 3, Pick 12 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kobe King
They barely believed it either: Kobe King still on the board at the 149th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
A quarterback of that caliber at No. 174 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue in the 204th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 6 slot with a little surplus value in Jason Marshall Jr.. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They reached a country mile for Hayden Conner at No. 217, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Corey Brooks. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
They paid up for LaJohntay Wester at Round 7, Pick 31 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.