Tanier Mock Draft

[JD_KaPow]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2768308-2018-nfl-mock-draft-mike-taniers-final-predictions

He has us taking Ridley at 19. Landry, Payne and VDE are still available, but most of the guys dreamed on here are gone. Cowboys write-up quoted below, but first, my favorite line of the article:

"[Lamar] Jackson is the ideal Quarterback of the Future: a maximum-upside player with flaws that are easy to identify and correct (he has the footwork of a newborn fawn)."

19. Dallas Cowboys: Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama

1. 
   Remember when the Cowboys went 13-3 two years ago and couldn't stop congratulating themselves for building a great offensive line and "discovering" Dak Prescott? One year later, they're fresh off a 9-7 season and are heading in the wrong direction.
   
   Dez Bryant's departure leaves the Cowboys with one of the NFL's weakest receiving corps, and their defensive line is thin. Oh, and they lack both the cap space and draft capital to make needed upgrades.
   
   So, Jerry Jones needs to maximize his bang for the buck here. And Jerrah loves: a) players with big workout numbers; and b) prospects who make him feel smart for nabbing them. Ridley's a burner, and Jerrah can pat himself on the back for getting a playmaker who slipped through the cracks.
   
   NFL Network's Ian Rapoport has reported the Cowboys have shown serious interest in SMU receiver Courtland Sutton, who likewise meets the Jerrah Criteria. He'll be plan B if the Ravens draft Ridley like the Cowboys probably expect them to.
   

 

[conner01]

Wouldn’t be my first choice
I think there are very good WR to be had in 2nd rnd
I like Sutton if we had kept dez another year but he is very raw. D.J. or miller would be better options to start right away and you could trade down and get one of them plus another 3rd

 

[roughneck266]

Wouldn't be my ideal 1st either, but I wouldn't throw a shoe at my TV either.