Grmjr'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Grmjr DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
The Cowboys bet the future on Daniels. The board says D.

The phones were a trap the Cowboys kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The cost of the Wright reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Beebe falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and wide receiver is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
The board had Cooper Beebe higher than No. 87, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James in the 104th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at pick No. 124 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at the 144th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
A straight-up fair deal on Jase McClellan at pick 212, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A reach on Nathaniel Watson in slot 228; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in the Round 7 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.