With the NFL draft a mere six weeks away, it's time to mosey on over to Fanspeak's On the Clock simulator and crank out yet another mock draft for the team on my beat, the Cowboys. Doing mock drafts may be an exercise in futility when it comes to actually predicting who will go in any particular draft slot, but it's a great way to force yourself to become familiar with the draft class beyond the obvious big names.

The Cowboys are one of the teams who lean heavily on SPARQ scores to differentiate prospects, an approach pioneered by the Seahawks, so the players likely to be on the team's radar are not necessarily the ones the pundits expect, and later-round surprises are almost a certainty.

Note that while I used Fangraph's own default big board on the first two mocks, I switched to Draftek's for this one as it had been more recently updated. Version 1.0 saw Dallas pop for Carson Wentz with the fourth overall pick, while in version 2.0 they traded down with the Rams and nabbed Andrew Billings. However, the Cedric Thornton signing makes it unlikely the Cowboys will spend much draft capital to further reinforce the interior of their defensive line, making a DT highly unlikely in the first couple of rounds. On to version 3.0!

Round 1 (pick 4): Jalen Ramsey, CB/S, Florida State. If there was a SPARQ score winner at the combine, it was undoubtedly Ramsey, who tore up just about every test and drill tossed his way and scored in the top one percent of all NFL cornerbacks. There's some question about where he'll actually play in the NFL, and the Cowboys already have an ultra-athletic hybrid CB/S on the roster in Byron Jones, but having the two of them patrol the secondary, or using Ramsey at corner to replace Brandon Carr (still a possible post-June 1 cap casualty), makes some sense. Plus, Ramsey increasingly looks like he could be one of the few impact players available in a draft class that's long on good to very good talent but might lack truly elite difference-makers.

Round 2 (pick 34): Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma State. For two years running now, the Cowboys have selected a defensive end considered a potential first round selection who slid down to the second round. In 2014, it was DeMarcus Lawrence, who they traded up to get. Last year, it was Randy Gregory who fell into their lap. Why not make it three in a row? Ogbah didn't show elite athleticism at the combine, but his SPARQ score topped all other edge rushers, and Dallas needs more reinforcements at DE. His game tape shows a raw prospect who plays with good power but still has a lot to learn about his position in terms of pass rush moves and setting up his blocker.

Round 3 (pick 67): Kenneth Dixon, RB, Louisiana Tech. After Ezekiel Elliott and Derrick Henry, there's a drop-off to the next tier of running backs in this draft class, but of the potential Day Two picks Dixon showed the most athleticism (another good, but not great, SPARQ score) and his physical, quick cut running style could allow him to thrive behind the Cowboys' talented offensive line just as DeMarco Murray did. He should also be a good short-yardage complement to Darren McFadden, and while his pass blocking needs some work, Dixon could hold up as a lead back if McFadden gets hurt.

Round 4 (pick 101): Eric Murray, CB, Minnesota. While Ramsey and Vernon Hargreaves lit up the combine, Murray slipped in with the third-highest SPARQ score among cornerbacks. He's probably not going to be a shutdown, man to man defender, but he's physical enough to be effective as a press corner and good in space as a zone corner. (Of course, that's the kind of thing they said about Richard Sherman and Josh Norman as well...) Selecting Murray AND Ramsey would almost certainly mean Carr is headed out the door.

Round 4 (pick 135): Sean Davis, S, Maryland. Hang on... a third defensive back? It might be overkill, but the Cowboys try very hard to stick to BPA, and based on Davis' SPARQ score and solid tape, he could well be it at this point in the draft. Davis would be an eventual upgrade on Barry Church at strong safety, offering the same thump as a run defender while providing better coverage skills (Davis played cornerback at times in college). A secondary with Davis and Jones at the back end and Ramsey, Orlando Scandrick, the re-signed Mo Claiborne and Murray at CB seems capable of handling any of the high-octane passing attacks in the NFC, and it might buy the undermanned defensive line the extra tick it needs to get to the QB.

Round 6 (pick 189): Devon Cajuste, WR, Stanford. No one made a bigger impression on me at the combine than Cajuste. I expected players like Ramsey to look like gold. What I didn't expect was a 6-4, 234 pound no-name wide receiver to post the fifth-best time in the 3-cone drill of any WR in a decade, while still running a solid 4.60 in the 40-yard dash and showing great hands in the gauntlet drill. His 6.49 seconds in the 3-cone is just mind-blowing for a guy his size. Basically, Cajuste has the potential to be Julian Edelman with an extra five inches and 40 pounds, which would make him a mismatch nightmare out of the slot as he'd be way too shifty for safeties or linebackers but too big for a typical nickel corner to handle. In real life, I fully expect him to get drafted by the Patriots on Day Three, as he seems tailor-made for their passing game, but here I'll snatch him up for the Cowboys so they can try to turn him into a supercharged version of Dwayne Harris, a special teams warrior who can make a real contribution on offense as well.

Round 6 (pick 212): Isaac Seumalo, G/C, Oregon State. A foot injury that cost him the entire 2014 season puts a bit of a cloud over Seumalo, but he appeared healthy last year and that injury concern might be what causes him to drop this far. He's shown good footwork and technique, and played every spot on the line other than left guard during his college career. That versatility could make him an ideal interior backup option to replace Mackenzy Bernadeau for the Cowboys.

Round 6 (pick 216): Connor Wujciak, DT, Boston College. Another SPARQ score special, Wujciak actually out-tested Robert Nkemdiche at the combine and posted the best mark of any DT. He's probably a 3-tech or even a 3-4 defensive end in the NFL due to his relative lack of size (he's "only" 290 pounds), but the athleticism puts him squarely in the Cowboys' crosshair and he could develop into a solid rotational player.

Round 6 (pick 217): Joe Walker, LB, Oregon. Walker might be nothing more than a special teams player in the NFL, but he had a great pro day for Oregon, showing plus athleticism, and he's just big enough to hold up in the middle of a 4-3 defense if necessary. He definitely put himself on some radars with his pro day performance, and with no seventh round picks this year Dallas may not wait too long to pull the trigger if they're interested.