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My 'Boys Best Yet ~ 4-20-2025

  • MRJOECRAIG DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SEA)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danny Pinter
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
Egbuka should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Emeka Egbuka had no business being available in pick 50, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Hamilton lower, and that gap is the story. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 12 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at the 50th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A reasonable price with a little left over, Carson Schwesinger in Round 3, Pick 12. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick92 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A quiet steal in slot 92: Andrew Mukuba for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick117 Rnd4 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in the 117th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
No edge and no loss on O'Donnell Fortune in No. 149; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Dont'e Thornton Jr. a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.