NFL: Dallas Cowboys Training Camp
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This is a 12-team PPR mock draft featuring analysts from NBC Sports/Rotoworld and FantasyLife, plus one savvy friend-of-show amateur. The draft was held on Monday, August 11th, with preseason Week 1 penned in the record books. The positions are as follows: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, FLEX, FLEX and five bench spots.
The participating analysts, listed by draft pick order, are shown below:
Lawrence Jackson, Rotoworld
Denny Carter, Rotoworld
D.J .Short, Rotoworld
Christopher Crawford, Rotoworld
Eric Samulski, Rotoworld
Nick Shlain, Rotoworld
Eric Lindberg
Cooterdoodle, FantasyLife
Pat Daugherty, Rotoworld
Nic Bodiford, Rotoworld & PFF
Ian Hartitz, FantasyLife
Kyle Dvorchak, Rotoworld
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You can see the full draft board here, but below you’ll find results and analysis:
Round 1
Lawrence Jackson - Jahmyr Gibbs, RB1
Denny Carter: Ja’Marr Chase, WR1
D.J Short - Justin Jefferson, WR2
Christopher Crawford - Bijan Robinson, RB2
Eric Samulski - CeeDee Lamb, WR3
Nick Shlain - Saquon Barkley, RB3
Eric Lindberg - Christian McCaffrey, RB4
Cooterdoodle - Malik Nabers, WR4
Pat Daugherty - Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR5
Nic Bodiford - Ashton Jeanty, RB5
Ian Hartitz - Puka Nacua, WR6
Kyle Dvorchak - Nico Collins, WR7
Jahmyr Gibbs stormed his way to the overall RB1 finish by scoring 46.0 PPR points while running back David Montgomery was sidelined by an MCL sprain in Week 18 last year. Rather than viewing Gibbs’ fantasy-point outpouring as an extraordinary ceiling indicator, the fantasy community has pushed Gibbs down to the consensus 1.05 pick this year. Jackson smartly exploits Gibbs’ mispriced ADP, taking him as the 1.01 while Montgomery enters his age-28 season. Bijan Robinson is likewise a candidate to finish as fantasy football’s top non-quarterback scorer, playing in an expectedly improved offense with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. under center. Crawford gets Robinson at value with the 1.04. Malik Nabers totaled 165 targets in his 2024 rookie season, the second-most in the NFL. He enters year two with a trio of strong-armed quarterbacks at the ready. Cooterdoodle drafting him one spot ahead of ADP still feels like a bargain.
Round 2
Dvorchak - Brian Thomas, WR8
Hartitz - Derrick Henry, RB6
Bodiford - Brock Bowers, TE1
Daugherty - Bucky Irving, RB7
Cooterdoodle - Drake London, WR9
Lindberg - De’Von Achane, RB8
Shlain - A.J. Brown, WR10
Samulski - Chase Brown, RB9
Crawford - Tee Higgins, WR11
Short - Jonathan Taylor, RB10
Carter- Ladd McConkey, WR12
Jackson - Tyreek Hill, WR13
Lindberg stands out as the only manager to draft running backs consecutively in the top two rounds, first selecting Christian McCaffrey before adding De’Von Achane. Both players could lead the position in receptions. McCaffrey enters his age-29 season, following a 2024 campaign derailed by recurring bilateral Achilles tendonitis, a calf strain and a season-ending PCL sprain. I stay the course and draft Brock Bowers at 2.03 as planned, unnerved by the Raiders pairing but comforted by each player’s potential to finish as their positional touch-count leader in 2025. Daugherty begins building a youthful and elite running back corps by drafting last year’s RB13 finisher, Bucky Irving, in Round 2. Irving spent of his 2024 rookie season earning the starting role in-season. Pass-catching specialist, running back Rachaad White, strained his groin during preseason Week 1 play.
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Round 3
Jackson- Garrett Wilson, WR14
Carter - Trey McBride, TE2
Short - Josh Jacobs, RB11
Crawford - Marvin Harrison, WR15
Samulski - Josh Allen, QB1
Shlain - Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR16
Lindberg- Lamar Jackson, QB2
Cooterdoodle - Jayden Daniels, QB3
Daugherty - Omarion Hampton, RB12
Bodiford - Mike Evans, WR17
Hartitz - Breece Hall, RB13
Dvorchak - Kyren Williams, RB14
The elite quarterback run begins in Round 3 and ends in Round 4, with the established elite dual-threats coming off the board before Short selects the NFL’s premier pocket passer, Joe Burrow, as the QB5. The NFC West (four players) and AFC East (three players) comprise more than half of the Round 3 picks, with all involved profiling as talented, high-volume players. Chargers rookie Omarion Hampton likely possesses the widest range of potential outcomes here, with running back Najee Harris’ status uncertain after injuring his eye on the 4th of July. He has logged one limited practice session since the incident.
Round 4
Dvorchak - Davante Adams, WR18
Hartitz - Jalen Hurts, QB4
Bodiford - Rashee Rice, WR19
Daugherty - Xavier Worthy, WR20
Cooterdoodle - George Kittle, TE3
Lindberg- James Cook, RB15
Shlain - DJ Moore, WR21
Samulski - Kenneth Walker, RB16
Crawford - Alvin Kamara, RB17
Short- Joe Burrow, QB5
Carter - Jameson Williams, WR22
Jackson - DK Metcalf, WR23
Dvorchak double-dips with the Los Angeles Rams amid concerns regarding quarterback Matthew Stafford’s back health, drafting running back Kyren Williams and No. 2 wide receiver Davante Adams consecutively. I roll the dice on Kansas City Chiefs’ No. 1 wide receiver Rashee Rice, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 4 last year. Posterolateral corner damage was confirmed and LCL damage is thought to be involved. Reports on his rehab are positive at this time. Moments later, Daugherty cheekily follows up my pick by drafting fellow Chiefs speedster, wide receiver Xavier Worthy, who consistently toasted defenses late last season.
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Round 5
Jackson - Isiah Pacheco, RB18
Carter - George Pickens, WR24
Short - Terry McLaurin, WR25
Crawford - James Conner, RB19
Samulski - Chuba Hubbard, RB20
Shlain - Courtland Sutton, WR26
Lindberg - Tetairoa McMillan, WR27
Cooterdoodle - RJ Harvey, RB21
Daugherty - TreVeyon Henderson, RB22
Bodiford - Jaylen Waddle, WR28
Hartitz - DeVonta Smith, WR29
Dvorchak - Zay Flowers, WR30
Round 5 opens with a smattering of classic alpha wide receivers and closes with a trio of new-age route runners seeking to establish themselves as high-volume target earners. Samulski drafts Chuba Hubbard in Round 5. Hubbard played well as a touch-count dominator last year, tallying the 13th-most combined rushes and receptions (293) at the position after 2024 second-round rookie, running back Jonathon Brooks’ season was derailed by an ACL re-tear. Hubbard notably ceded some third-down snaps to free agent-signee, running back Rico Dowdle, in the Panthers’ first preseason game.
Round 6
Dvorchak - Chris Olave, WR31
Hartitz - Calvin Ridley, WR32
Bodiford - Jerry Jeudy, WR33
Daugherty - Travis Hunter, WR34
Cooterdoodle - David Montgomery, RB23
Lindberg - Tony Pollard, RB24
Shlain - Emeka Egbuka, WR35
Samulski - Sam LaPorta, TE4
Crawford - Patrick Mahomes, QB6
Short - Jakobi Meyers, WR36
Carter - Aaron Jones, RB25
Jackson - D’Andre Swift, RB26
Shlain drafts the first of his four high-profile rookies, bringing aboard Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, who’s drawn rave reviews all spring and summer. Keeping the rookie theme going, he later adds Green Bay Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden, Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Chicago Bears running back Kyle Monangai.
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Round 7
Jackson - Justin Fields, QB7
Carter - Stefon Diggs, WR37
Short - Brian Robinson, RB27
Crawford - T.J. Hockenson, TE5
Samulski - Rome Odunze, WR38
Shlain - Matthew Golden, WR39
Lindberg - Deebo Samuel, WR40
Cooterfoodle - Jordan Mason, RB28
Daugherty - Jordan Addison, WR41
Bodiford - Baker Mayfield, QB8
Hartitz- Joe Mixon, RB29
Dvorchak - Tyrone Tracy, RB30
Jackson stacks new Jets quarterback Justin Fields with his WR2 Garrett Wilson, securing enormous shares of the Jets’ projectable offensive productivity. Fields is a candidate to lead both NFL quarterbacks and Jets skill position players in rushing yardage. Wilson is a candidate to lead the NFL in team target share.
Round 8
Dvorchak - Kaleb Johnson, RB31
Hartitz - Ricky Pearsall, WR42
Bodiford - Chris Godwin, WR43
Daugherty - Evan Engram, TE6
Cooterdoodle - Khalil Shakir, WR44
Lindberg - Josh Downs, WR45
Shlain - Travis Etienne, RB32
Samulski - Jayden Reed, WR46
Crawford- Cooper Kupp, WR47
Short - Travis Kelce, TE7
Carter - Jaylen Warren, RB33
Jackson - Mark Andrews, TE8
I continue chasing risk-reward wide receivers by adding backsliding wide receiver Chris Godwin to his Buccaneers stack despite concerns regarding Godwin’s ankle health and former offensive coordinator Liam Coen now serving as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ head coach. What could go wrong?
Round 9
Jackson - Tyler Warren, TE9
Carter - J.K. Dobbins, RB34
Short - Michael Pittman, WR48
Crawford - Bo Nix, QB9
Samulski - Jauan Jennings, WR49
Shalin - Kyler Murray, QB10
Lindberg - David Njoku, TE10
Cooterdoodle - Jayden Higgins, WR50
Daugherty - Rashid Shaheed, WR51
Bodiford - Cam Skattebo, RB35
Hartitz - Keon Coleman, WR52
Dvorchak - Marvin Mims, WR53
Jackson drafts the veteran TE Mark Andrews and Colts rookie tight end Tyler Warren consecutively, cleverly pairing a veteran TE1 with a high-upside, promising rookie via mid-round draft capital.
Round 10
Dvorchak - Luther Burden, WR54
Hartitz - Colston Loveland, TE11
Bodiford - Zach Charbonnet, RB36
Daugherty - Jaydon Blue, RB37
Cooterdoodle - Najee Harris, RB38
Lindberg- Rhamondre Stevenson, RB39
Shlain - Tucker Kraft, TE12
Samulski - Tyjae Spears, RB40
Crawford - Darnell Mooney, WR55
Short - Hollywood Brown, WR56
Carter - Brandon Aiyuk, WR57
Jackson - Rashod Bateman, WR58
Daugherty lands Cowboys rookie RB Jaydon Blue in Round 10. The speedy rookie is rehabbing a bone bruise in his heel and size-related concerns (5-foot-9, 196 pounds) could limit his weekly touch counts. His dual-threat profile is well-suited to Dallas’ offense, though, and his explosive traits contrast starkly with those of has-been running back Javonte Williams and never-was running back Miles Sanders. Blue is the rare 10th-round running back who controls his own destiny.
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Round 11
Jackson - Javonte Williams, RB41
Carter - Bhayshul Tuten, RB42
Short- Tank Bigsby, RB43
Crawford - Christian Kirk, WR59
Samulski - Dylan Sampson, RB44
Shlain- Keenan Allen, WR60
Lindberg- Trey Benson, RB45
Cooterdoodle - Drake Maye, QB11
Daugherty - Joshua Palmer, WR61
Bodiford - Kyle Williams, WR62
Hartitz - Austin Ekeler, RB46
Dvorchak - Jake Ferguson, TE13
Cooterdoodle pairs third-round pick, Jayden Daniels, with ascending Patriots quarterback Drake Maye in the 11th round; exceptional value for a player possessing top-five positional upside.
Round 12
Dvorchak - Dak Prescott, QB12
Hartitz - Ray Davis, RB47
Bodiford - Isaac Guerendo, RB48
Daugherty - Jerome Ford, RB49
Cooterdoodle - Dallas Goedert, TE14
Lindberg - Braelon Allen, RB50
Shlain - Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB51
Samulski - Cedric Tillman, WR63
Crawford - Kyle Pitts, TE15
Short- Woody Marks, RB52
Carter - Tyler Allgeier, RB53
Jackson - Wan’Dale Robinson, WR64
Lindberg drafts the Jets’ No. 2 running back, Braelon Allen, making one last push to assert himself over Daugherty for the mock draft’s running back corps crown. Bodiford hedges against Lindberg’s Round 1 pick by drafting 49ers backup running back Isaac Guerendo.
Round 13
Jackson - DeMario Douglas, WR65
Carter - Cam Ward, QB13
Short - Tre’ Harris, WR66
Crawford - Jaylen Wright, RB54
Samulski - Adam Thielen, WR67
Shlain - Kyle Monangai, RB55
Lindberg - Romeo Doubs, WR68
Cooterdoodle - Jalen McMillan, WR69
Daugherty - Brenton Strange, TE16
Bodiford - Rico Dowdle, RB56
Hartitz - Dalton Kincaid, TE17
Dvorchak - Brock Purdy, QB14
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Round 14
Dvorchak - Isaiah Likely, TE18
Hartitz - Will Shipley, RB57
Bodiford - Jalen Coker, WR70
Daugherty - Jordan Love, QB15
Cooterdoodle - Tory Horton, WR71
Lindberg - Dont’e Thornton, WR72
Shlain - Sean Tucker, RB58
Samulski - Nick Chubb, RB59
Crawford - Xavier Legette, WR73
Short - Jonnu Smith, TE19
Carter - DJ Giddens, RB60
Jackson - Anthony Richardson, QB16
Hartitz, Shlain and Carter round out their rosters with high-upside bench stash running backs capable of returning RB2 value if each NFL team’s respective starter misses time.