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Me'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 2, 2023

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  • Me DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Caelen Carson
DB Wake Forest
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Raheim Sanders
RB Arkansas
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Cowboys: C+.

The Cowboys went off the board in a big way for McKade Mettauer, 120 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

The Carson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at wide receiver, cornerback and other spots. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in slot 26 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick58 Rnd2 Caelen Carson
A surprising call. With wide receiver, cornerback and other spots still to address, they spent Round 2, Pick 26 on Caelen Carson, a defensive back they were not short of.
Pick89 Rnd3 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at pick No. 89 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Raheim Sanders
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Raheim Sanders. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick212 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty in the 212th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick247 Rnd7 McKade Mettauer
They left a pile of value on the table to take McKade Mettauer this early at pick 247. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.