Dallas Cowboys 7-round Mock Draft: Cowboys get offensive (Reid 1.0)

Round 2, Pick 59

WR Penny Hart

5’8” 180lbs

Ask around which receiver turned the most heads in Mobile this past week and they’ll probably tell you that man is Penny Hart. Hart came into Senior Bowl week on a lot of scouts’ radar but he was far from being the player to watch. But after lighting it up all week, he looks like he moved into the second round of the draft joining draftnik favorites Deebo Samuel and Andy Isabella.

The lightening quick slot man effortlessly breaks on his routes and creates enormous separation no matter who is covering him. While all the talk in Cowboys Nation revolved around Andy Isabella, it’s Hart that looks like the premiere slot man to take over for Cole Beasley inside (yes, I think Beasley will be leaving).  Hart’s long arms (31 3/8 inches) combined with his natural athleticism give him a shockingly wide catch radius.

During Senior Bowl practices, Hart even proved he can succeed on the outside and deep down filed. That’s a rarity for a receiver his size since small targets often get swallowed up on the periphery.

On the Dallas Cowboys, he would instantly slide into Cole Beasley’s role in the middle, but could also be used outside from time to time since Amari Cooper likes playing slot as well.

Key players gone: It’s worth noting, receivers Isabella and Samuel were both gone and many of my favorite tight end prospects where off the board as well.

I also expect DE/DT Charles Omenihu to be off the board early in the second round (I expect his draft stock to soar between now and the NFL Combine). So even though Omenihu was available, I think it’s unrealistic to expect it when the real draft rolls around, just like I think it’s unrealistic to expect Isabella or Hart to fall to Dallas in the third round like a lot of people are hoping.