The Athletic

● By Jon Machota
A large portion of the NFL world will be in Indianapolis next week for the league’s annual scouting combine. That means it’s an ideal time to publish a pre-combine Dallas Cowboys mock draft. There will be several full seven-round mocks following the combine, but we’re starting by addressing the first three rounds. Dallas has three picks during the first two days of April’s NFL Draft. With the help of the Pro Football Network mock draft simulator, we made each of the Cowboys’ three picks in the first three rounds. Using Dane Brugler’s big board as our draft board, here’s how each of the three picks were made.