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DALLAS COWBOYS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update:
March 3
Starter Need High (P1, P2)
NT
EDGE
SFTY
CB
Starter Need Medium (P3)
Mid Round Fill High (P5)
DL3T
Depth Fill (P4)
OT
OG
TE
Late Round Fill (P6)
QB
RB
WR
WRS
OC
OLB
ILB
Minimal Need (P9)
RBC
DL5T
COWBOYS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from Consensus Mock Draft:
#17
Most recent mock draft update:
3/2/2021
R1
10
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Dallas
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Jaycee Horn
South Carolina
CB
Reach/Value:
-5
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Height:
6'0"
Weight:
200
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Another week, another defender being discussed with this pick for America's Team. As I've stated in the past, Farley should be Plan A for Dallas, but I'm just not sure if he gets past Denver. Still, this secondary was a liability for most of the 2020 campaign, and they are set to watch a group of those starters hit Free Agency. I just don't see how the Cowboys can risk waiting until Day Two to improve this unit, knowing that if they don't have a defender they like at #44, they are likely to suffer deja vu in 2021.

Trading down may become an option here, but if they stay and want to draft a defensive back, the conversation comes down to Horn and Patrick Surtain. Surtain may have the size Dallas is looking for in Dan Quinn's defensive scheme, but I find it hard to draft a corner in the Top 10 that isn't an elite athlete. While Horn doesn't have the size or length of Surtain, there is no questioning his speed or quickness. They could drop back a few picks and grab one of the two, or move down a bit further and go after Safety Trevon Moehrig.
~ Austin Smith, DraftTek Senior Analyst

Trading down may become an option here, but if they stay and want to draft a defensive back, the conversation comes down to Horn and Patrick Surtain. Surtain may have the size Dallas is looking for in Dan Quinn's defensive scheme, but I find it hard to draft a corner in the Top 10 that isn't an elite athlete. While Horn doesn't have the size or length of Surtain, there is no questioning his speed or quickness. They could drop back a few picks and grab one of the two, or move down a bit further and go after Safety Trevon Moehrig.
~ Austin Smith, DraftTek Senior Analyst
R2
44
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Dallas
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Carlos Basham Jr.
Wake Forest
DL5T
Reach/Value:
-9
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Height:
6'5"
Weight:
285
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The guy I think Dallas would really like to get their hands on here would be Central Florida safety, Richie Grant. However, this is likely too low to make that happen, and I wouldn't be shocked if someone moved back into the latter parts of Day One to ensure his services. It's tough to find true single-high safeties with the athleticism and instincts to thrive in that role, but Grant is one of only a few in this draft that I like playing that position.
Instead, I'm going with another Senior Bowl standout in Basham. The versatile defensive lineman is tailor-made for the 4/5-tech end that Dan Quinn has often used in his base defense, and the man they call "Boogie" can rush the passer from anywhere on the defensive front.
~ Austin Smith, DraftTek Senior Analyst
Instead, I'm going with another Senior Bowl standout in Basham. The versatile defensive lineman is tailor-made for the 4/5-tech end that Dan Quinn has often used in his base defense, and the man they call "Boogie" can rush the passer from anywhere on the defensive front.
~ Austin Smith, DraftTek Senior Analyst
R3
75
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Dallas
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Talanoa Hufanga
USC
S
Reach/Value:
+1
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Height:
6'1"
Weight:
215
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R3
99
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Dallas (Comp)
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Rashad Weaver
Pitt
EDGE
Reach/Value:
-18
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Height:
6'5"
Weight:
270
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R4
111
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Dallas
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Richard LeCounte III
Georgia
S
Reach/Value:
+8
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Height:
5'11"
Weight:
190
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R4
134
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Dallas (Comp)
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Marlon Tuipulotu
USC
DL3T
Reach/Value:
+20
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Height:
6'1"
Weight:
308
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R5
175
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Dallas (Comp)
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Shemar Jean-Charles
Appalachian State
CB
Reach/Value:
+15
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Height:
5'11"
Weight:
190
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R6
190
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Dallas (Trade)
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T.J. Vasher
Texas Tech
WR
Reach/Value:
-2
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Height:
6'6"
Weight:
210
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DAL g DET (E Griffen)
R6
222
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Dallas (Comp)
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Stevie Scott
Indiana
RB
Reach/Value:
+26
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Height:
6'2"
Weight:
231
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COWBOYS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS
Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".
Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2020 | 1 | 17 | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma | WR | Value | +8 |
2020 | 2 | 51 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | CB | Value | +29 |
2020 | 3 | 82 | Neville Gallimore | Oklahoma | DL3T | Value | +39 |
2020 | 4 | 123 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | CB | Reach | -107 |
2020 | 4 | 146 | Tyler Biadasz | Wisconsin | OC | Value | +46 |
2020 | 5 | 179 | Bradlee Anae | Utah | EDGE | Value | +68 |
2020 | 7 | 231 | Ben DiNucci | James Madison | QB | Reach | -82 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2019 | 2 | 58 | Trysten Hill | UCF | DL1T | Reach | -40 |
2019 | 3 | 90 | Connor McGovern | Penn State | OG | Value | +26 |
2019 | 4 | 128 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | RB | Reach | -60 |
2019 | 5 | 158 | Michael Jackson | Miami (FL) | CB | Reach | -24 |
2019 | 5 | 165 | Joe Jackson | Miami (FL) | EDGE | Value | +104 |
2019 | 6 | 213 | Donovan Wilson | Texas A&M | S | Reach | -58 |
2019 | 7 | 218 | Mike Weber | Ohio State | RB | Value | +57 |
2019 | 7 | 241 | Jalen Jelks | Oregon | EDGE | Value | +129 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2018 | 1 | 19 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise State | ILB | Reach | -11 |
2018 | 2 | 50 | Connor Williams | Texas | OT | Value | +23 |
2018 | 3 | 81 | Michael Gallup | Colorado St | WR | Reach | -7 |
2018 | 4 | 116 | Dorance Armstrong | Kansas | EDGE | Value | +39 |
2018 | 4 | 137 | Dalton Schultz | Stanford | TE | Value | +50 |
2018 | 5 | 171 | Mike White | Western Kentucky | QB | Value | +88 |
2018 | 6 | 193 | Chris Covington | Indiana | OLB | Reach | -131 |
2018 | 6 | 208 | Cedrick Wilson | Boise State | WR | Value | +67 |
2018 | 7 | 236 | Bo Scarbrough | Alabama | RB | Value | +71 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2017 | 1 | 28 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | EDGE | Value | +3 |
2017 | 2 | 60 | Chidobe Awuzie | Colorado | CB | Value | +20 |
2017 | 3 | 92 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | CB | Value | +16 |
2017 | 4 | 133 | Ryan Switzer | North Carolina | WR | Reach | -7 |
2017 | 6 | 191 | Xavier Woods | Louisiana Tech | S | Value | +1 |
2017 | 6 | 216 | Marquez White | Florida State | CB | Value | +34 |
2017 | 7 | 228 | Joey Ivie | Florida | DT | Reach | -50 |
2017 | 7 | 239 | Noah Brown | Ohio State | WR | Reach | -8 |
2017 | 7 | 246 | Jordan Carrell | Colorado | DT | Reach | -48 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2016 | 1 | 4 | Ezekiel Elliott | Ohio St | RB | Reach | -7 |
2016 | 2 | 34 | Jaylon Smith | Notre Dame | ILB | Reach | -71 |
2016 | 3 | 67 | Maliek Collins | Nebraska | DL3T | Reach | -61 |
2016 | 4 | 101 | Charles Tapper | Oklahoma | EDGE | Value | +23 |
2016 | 4 | 135 | Dak Prescott | Mississippi St | QB | Value | +37 |
2016 | 6 | 189 | Anthony Brown | Purdue | CB | Reach | -101 |
2016 | 6 | 212 | Kavon Frazier | C Michigan | S | Reach | -23 |
2016 | 6 | 216 | Darius Jackson | E Michigan | RB | Reach | -96 |
2016 | 6 | 217 | Rico Gathers | Baylor | TE | Reach | -70 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2015 | 1 | 27 | Byron Jones | Connecticut | CB | Reach | -8 |
2015 | 2 | 60 | Randy Gregory | Nebraska | EDGE | Value | +43 |
2015 | 3 | 91 | Chaz Green | Florida | OT | Reach | -33 |
2015 | 4 | 127 | Damien Wilson | Minnesota | ILB | Reach | -114 |
2015 | 5 | 163 | Ryan Russell | Purdue | EDGE | Reach | -68 |
2015 | 7 | 236 | Mark Nzeocha | Wyoming | OLB | Reach | -254 |
2015 | 7 | 243 | Laurence Gibson | Virginia Tech | OT | Value | +115 |
2015 | 7 | 246 | Geoff Swaim | Texas | TE | Reach | -176 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2014 | 1 | 16 | Zack Martin | Notre Dame | OG | Reach | -4 |
2014 | 2 | 34 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise State | EDGE | Reach | -2 |
2014 | 4 | 119 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | OLB | Reach | -52 |
2014 | 5 | 146 | Devin Street | Pittsburgh | WR | Reach | -27 |
2014 | 7 | 231 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | EDGE | Value | +3 |
2014 | 7 | 238 | Will Smith | Texas Tech | OLB | Reach | -47 |
2014 | 7 | 248 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | S | Value | +80 |
2014 | 7 | 251 | Ken Bishop | Northern Illinois | DL3T | Reach | -15 |
2014 | 7 | 254 | Terrance Mitchell | Oregon | CB | Value | +104 |