I'm trying to think of my exact thoughts at the time of each pick.
@JBS can double check me here.
1st Round (17) – 17th WR CeeDee Lamb Oklahoma - We did a bunch of "predraft math" and while we thought one of the 3 big-named WR's could very well be here, neither of us thought CeeDee Lamb would be. Weeks before the draft I preferred Jeudy over him, but I classified them as 1A Jeudy/1B Lamb. When the knee issue with Jeudy came up, I moved Lamb up on my wish list. I absolutely draft
Lamb here.
2nd Round (19) – 51st CB Trevon Diggs Alabama -
@JBS kept thinking Diggs could be the pick at 17, and it sounds like the Cowboys had a 1st round grade on him. I think I wanted Jaylon Johnson here, but he went 1 pick earlier, so I said
Diggs as well.
3rd Round (18) – 82nd DT Neville Gallimore Oklahoma - I did not like this pick when it was made. JBS did. I felt he was like Trysten Hill, with great first-step quickness, but no clue what to do after it. What I wasn't thinking of is Gallimore's passion and heart. At the time of the pick I wanted Alabama Edge
Terrell Lewis, who went 2 picks later.
4th Round (17) – 123nd CB Reggie Robinson II Tulsa - This is the part of the draft that separates draft fan (JBS) from draft-obsessed fanatic (me). He was wondering who is any good here and I'm naming 10 guys I want at this point. I'm super intrigued by Reggie Robinson, but at the time, I probably would have gone with my 2020 draft crush
Kenny Robinson, who went to the Panthers 29 picks later.
5th Round (19) – 146 (traded up with eagles) C Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin - Didn't have a name on my mind since the Cowboys traded up. I was initially concerned about Biadasz's health and why the heck the Eagles would let us (their only real competition for the NFC East) trade up to get "our guy" with this pick. I really wanted Virginia CB
Bryce Hall, so like the Cowboys did, I double up on CB here.
Traded 164 this year and 5th round pick in 2021
5th Round Comp (2)- 179 DE Bradlee Anae Utah - I think Anae is a steal at 179, but since I drafted a RDE earlier, I would have taken SMU WR
James Proche here.Lamb
can play slot, Proche is a slot WR.
7th Round (17) – 231rd QB Ben Dinucci James Madison - At the time, I thought this was Dallas' annual look-at-how-clever-we-are pick. I was (still am) concerned about the Tight End position, so I would have used this pick for
Thaddeus Moss from LSU, who went undrafted. Would have been nice to draft him as a "my bad' for not drafting his father Randy when we had the chance.