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So you thought yesterday would be the end of all mock drafts? Not so fast.
There's still some drafting left to be done, and the draftniks are keeping busy by trying to figure out how this evening's second round will play out.
For the Cowboys, the focus will very likely turn to the defensive line, where the second round offers a host of rushmen who could help the Cowboys improve their pass rush, chief among them DeMarcus Lawrence:
Cowboys really want Boise State DE Demarcus Lawrence in the second. Could move up. Can't fathom pick not being a defensive linemen.
— Jeff Sullivan (@SullyBaldHead) May 9, 2014
@Twan_5 Lawrence is the No. 1 target, far and away. Will be DL no matter what the board says.
— Jeff Sullivan (@SullyBaldHead) May 9, 2014
But as nice as it would be if the Cowboys were able to snap up Lawrence, that may not be the way the draft plays out. Here are four second-round mocks that show what could happen with the first 14 picks before the Cowboys are on the clock with No. 47 tonight:
33 Texans Louis Nix, DT, Notre Dame Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State Louis Nix, DT, Notre Dame Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama
34 Commanders Joel Bitonio, OL, Nevada Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia Joel Bitonio, OL, Nevada Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
35 Browns Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG, UCLA Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG, UCLA
36 Raiders Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State Marqise Lee, WR, USC Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
37 Falcons Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri
38 Buccaneers Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State
39 Jaguars Marqise Lee, WR, USC Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State Marqise Lee, WR, USC Marcus Martin, C, USC
40 Seahawks Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB, Georgia Tech Joel Bitonio, OL, Nevada
41 Bulls Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG, UCLA Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington
42 Titans Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois Tom Savage, QB, Pittsburgh
43 Giants Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota Louis Nix, DT, Notre Dame
44 Rams Lamarcus Joyner, DB, Florida State David Yankey, OG, Stanford Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State Marqise Lee, WR, USC
45 Lions Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU
46 Steelers Stephon Tuitt, DL, Notre Dame Stephon Tuitt, DL, Notre Dame Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood Antone Exum, CB, Virginia Tech
47 Cowboys Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State Ra’Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
34 Commanders Joel Bitonio, OL, Nevada Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia Joel Bitonio, OL, Nevada Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
35 Browns Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG, UCLA Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG, UCLA
36 Raiders Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State Marqise Lee, WR, USC Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
37 Falcons Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri
38 Buccaneers Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State
39 Jaguars Marqise Lee, WR, USC Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State Marqise Lee, WR, USC Marcus Martin, C, USC
40 Seahawks Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB, Georgia Tech Joel Bitonio, OL, Nevada
41 Bulls Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG, UCLA Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington
42 Titans Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois Tom Savage, QB, Pittsburgh
43 Giants Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota Louis Nix, DT, Notre Dame
44 Rams Lamarcus Joyner, DB, Florida State David Yankey, OG, Stanford Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State Marqise Lee, WR, USC
45 Lions Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU
46 Steelers Stephon Tuitt, DL, Notre Dame Stephon Tuitt, DL, Notre Dame Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood Antone Exum, CB, Virginia Tech
47 Cowboys Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State Ra’Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
That's four mocks with 15 picks each. You'd think that would be a fairly straightforward affair, yet there are 29 different players in the table above. Only four players show up in every single mock: Demarcus Lawrence, Derek Carr, Kony Ealy, and Marqise Lee.
If you are the Cowboys, who are you picking, and would you move up in the second round to get your guy?
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