MattyB1983'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • MattyB1983 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Jenkins: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Kris Jenkins, the No. 49 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 87.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Watson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In pick No. 24 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in the 87th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick124 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in pick 124 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They paid up for Jaylan Ford at Round 5, Pick 38 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at the 212th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at No. 245 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.