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  • rgovan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Mims fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Amarius Mims had no business being available in the 56th overall pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They barely believed it either: Amarius Mims still on the board at slot 56. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brenden Rice in No. 87. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Braelon Allen at the 124th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
They will replay Malik Mustapha at the 174th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick212 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They robbed the room for Frank Gore Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Omar Speights in Round 7, Pick 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.