With the 71st pick in the 2011 Ciny Jungle mock draft, JimOijk represented the Dallas Cowboys and selected...
Christian Ballard - DE - Iowa
At the start of the draft, the Cowboys needed defense, especially a 3-4 defensive end, defensive backs(both safeties and a corner), a right tackle, and a left guard. We drafted the best player available instead of filling needs and took outside linebacker Robert Quinn and Guard/Tackle Danny Watkins. In the third round we believe that the best player available fits a need in defensive end Christian Ballard.
With a safety and cornerback taken immediately ahead of us, we really only considered Ballard at this spot. Many people grade him a second round talent and we think he will be a steal. He has been labeled an underachiever; however, he was consistently involved in plays, and was overshadowed by All-American Adrian Clayborn. He entered college as a tight end and switched sides to play defensive line, which slowed his development. He was also hurt by his versatility as he moved around the line in college, but the consistency of playing one position in the pros should help him learn and improve statistically. We believe he will be a solid starter at our 3-4 defensive end spots for at least five years. We feel that we have improved our team. We will problay look for a saftey and right tackle in free agency once a CBA is signed, and will also draft developmental players at corner, safety and right tackle in the next 4 rounds.
Draft Overview:
# | Team | Picked By | Name/Positon of Pick |
1 | Carolina | James Shively | Nick Fairley / DT |
2 | Denver | sexsalad | Patrick Peterson / CB |
3 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | Von Miller / OLB |
4 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | A.J. Green / WR |
5 | Arizona | Broski | Da'Quan Bowers / DE |
6 | Cleveland | Joe Goodberry | Marcell Dareus / DL |
7 | San Francisco | Heybrown | Prince Amukamara / CB |
8 | Tennessee | Oxalis | Cam Newton / QB |
9 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | Robert Quinn / DE |
10 | Washington | Pardon_My_French | Blaine Gabbert / QB |
11 | Houston | Joe27 | Julio Jones / WR |
12 | Minnesota | CarsonOrBust | Tyron Smith / OL |
13 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | Cameron Jordan / DL |
14 | St. Louis | Jaegner | Aldon Smith / DE |
15 | Miami | JaredM | Mark Ingram / RB |
16 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | JJ Watt / DE |
17 | New England (from Oakland / Seymour) | UpStateMike | Anthony Castonzo / OT |
18 | San Diego | Quickslant | Mike Pouncey / OG |
19 | New York Giants | TheDealio | Akeem Ayers / OLB |
20 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | Ryan Kerrigan / DE |
21 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | Corey Liuget / DT |
22 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | Nate Solder / OT |
23 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | Gabe Carimi / OT |
24 | New Orleans | FriarBob | Cameron Heyward / DE |
25 | Seattle | IgnatiusJReilly | Jake Locker / QB |
26 | Baltimore | FriarBob | Adrian Clayborn / DE |
27 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey | Justin Houston / DE/OLB |
28 | New England | UpStateMike | Muhammad Wilkerson / DL |
29 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | Derek Sherrod / OL |
30 | New York Jets | Polo_614 | Phil Taylor / DT |
31 | Pittsburgh | Jason Garrison | Jimmy Smith / CB |
32 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver | Stephen Paea / DL |
33 | New England (from Carolina / Armanti Edwards) | UpStateMike | Brooks Reed / OLB |
34 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | Allen Bailey / DE |
35 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | Christian Ponder / QB |
36 | Denver | sexsalad | Kyle Rudolph / TE |
37 | Cleveland | Jason Garrison | Torrey Smith / WR |
38 | Arizona | Broski | Rodney Hudson / OG |
39 | Tennessee | Oxalis | Marvin Austin / DT |
40 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | Danny Watkins / OG |
41 | Washington | Pardon_My_French | Jonathan Baldwin / WR |
42 | Houston | Joe27 | Rahim Moore / FS |
43 | Minnesota | CarsonOrBust | Ryan Mallet / QB |
44 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | Stefen Wiesnewski / C/G |
45 | San Francisco | Heybrown | Andy Dalton / QB |
46 | Denver (from Miami / Brandon Marshall) | sexsalad | Drake Nevis / DT |
47 | St. Louis | Jaegner | Leonard Hankerson / WR |
48 | Oakland | NoodleXV | Brandon Harris / CB |
49 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | Aaron Williams / S |
50 | San Diego | Quickslant | Jabaal Sheard / DE |
51 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | Martez Wilson / MLB |
52 | New York Giants | TheDealio | Mikel Leshoure / RB |
53 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | Titus Young / WR |
54 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | Davon House / CB |
55 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | Sam Acho / OLB |
56 | New Orleans | FriarBob | Mason Foster / OLB |
57 | Seattle | IgnatiusJReilly |
Marcus Cannon/ OG/OT |
58 | Baltimore | Joe Goodberry | Ben Ijalana / T-G |
59 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey |
Ryan Williams / RB |
60 | New England | UpStateMike |
Quinton Carter / S |
61 | San Diego (from NYJets / Antonio Cromartie) | Quickslant |
Colin McCarthy / LB |
62 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | Tandon Doss/ WR |
63 | Pittsburgh | FriarBob | Will Rackley/ OG/OT |
64 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver | Randall Cobb/ WR |
65 | Carolina | James Shively | Colin Kaepernick/ QB |
66 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | Curtis Brown/ CB |
67 | Denver | Jason Garrison | Demarco Murray / RB |
68 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | Ras-I Dowling / CB |
69 | Arizona | Broski | Deandre McDaniel / SS |
70 | Cleveland | FriarBob |
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71 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | Christian Ballard / DE |
72 | New Orleans (from Washington / Jammal Brown) | FriarBob | |
73 | Houston | Joe27 | |
74 | New England (from Minnesota / Randy Moss) | UpStateMike | |
75 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | |
76 | San Francisco | Heybrown | |
77 | Tennessee | Oxalis | |
78 | St. Louis | Jaegner | |
79 | Miami | JaredM | |
80 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | |
81 | Oakland | NoodleXV | |
82 | San Diego | Quickslant | |
83 | New York Giants | TheDealio | |
84 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | |
85 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | |
86 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | |
87 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | |
88 | New Orleans | FriarBob | |
89 | San Diego (from Seattle / Charlie Whitehurst) | Quickslant | |
90 | Baltimore | Jason Garrison | |
91 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey | |
92 | New England | UpStateMike | |
93 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | |
94 | New York Jets | Polo_614 | |
95 | Pittsburgh | Joe Goodberry | |
96 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver |