For most teams, free agency is more or less in the rear-view mirror and attention has fully turned to the draft. Smart teams want to fill as few holes as possible in the draft, even if some of those positions are filled with backup-level players. The Dallas Cowboys do this at nearly every position, except for linebacker, where the team not only lacks depth but also lacks experience.
While the team could certainly improve on top talent in certain areas, such as edge rusher and cornerback, there’s only one area of ​​real need right now, linebacker. So what happens to a team with two first-round picks? Well, that depends on the eye of the beholder, or in this case, the mock drafter. Post-free agency ridicule is always fun because the scoffers have been at the job for months and sometimes turn to unconventional thinking.
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That’s what we found in this week’s roundup. There are some wild swings that seem to be more about shock value than actual occurrences.
Trade Nos. 12 and 20 for Nos. 4 and 65 and select RB Jeremiah Love
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love during Notre Dame football spring practice at the Irish Sports Center on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in South Bend.
Chris Perkins “Sentinel of the Sun”
Not against trading up, but this isn’t about Sonny Styles (16), Caleb Downs (5) or Rueben Bain (7). The Titans outscored WR Carnell Tate and Akheem Mesidor with 12 and 20 points.
CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee | CB Avieon Terrell, Clemson
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Personally, both are great choices and no one will have a problem with either. But what about simultaneously? The Cowboys may consider moving on from current projected starting corners De’Aaron Brand and Shavon Revere, as they are considered better man corners than zone coverage. Free agent Kobe Durant has plenty of starting experience but is only signed for one year. But with no more picks ahead of No. 92, two dips in the corner will shock a lot of people.
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WR Carnell Tate, Ohio State | Ajim Mesidore, Miami
Chad Reuter, NFL.com
One might look at these picks and automatically assume this is a George Pickens trade scenario, but the logic is to put Tate, Pickens, and CeeDee Lamb in the same lineup.
CB Avieon Terrell, Clemson | Safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo
TJ Randall, Pro Football Network
Safety Dillon Thieneman, Oregon | LB C.J. Allen, Georgia
Tyler Ertzberg, Newsweek
CB Mansoor Delane, LSU | LB CJ Allen, Georgia
Sports Staff | Matt DeLima “The Big Lead”
CB Mansoor Delane, LSU | Edge Kedrick Faulk, Auburn
Kyle Dvorchak, NBC Sports
CB Mansoor Delane, LSU | OT Caleb Lomu, Utah State
Jacob Koment, USA Today
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Traded to No. 21, No. 30, plus 2.53, LB Jordyn Brooks | CB Jermaine McCoy | Edge Malachi Lawrence, UCF
Brian Martin, “Boys’ Blog”
CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee | Ajim Mesidore, Miami
Luke Easterling, Athlon Sports
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Trading for Love? Double bottom in the same position? Mock drafts are rampant
