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Earlier today our own rabblerousr proposed a ranking of the top draftniks entering the 2013 draft season. Obviously, each one of those draft experts has his own idea of how the draft will go and which players will be available where. While we know that it's notoriously hard to predict with any level of confidence which players will go in the high teens and low twenties, I thought it would be interesting to see which players each draftnik thinks will be available for the Cowboys with the 18th pick.
The table below summarizes picks 18-25 for the top draftniks from rabble's list. Bryan Broaddus, Mike Mayock, Dan Shonka, Gary Horton and Nolan Nawrocki haven't released a mock yet.
| Tony Pauline (USAToday, Feb 4) | Russ Lande (National Football Post, Dec 18) | |||
| 18. Cowboys | Jonathan Jenkins, DT, Georgia | 18. Cowboys | Kenny Vaccaro, Safety, Texas | |
| 19. Giants | Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford | 19. Giants | Manti Te’o, MLB, Notre Dame | |
| 20. Bears | Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma | 20. Bears | D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama | |
| 21. Bengals | Alex Okafor, DE, Texas | 21. Bengals | Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia | |
| 22. Rams | Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas | 22. Rams | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | |
| 23. Vikings | Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama | 23. Vikings | Barrett Jones, C, Alabama | |
| 24. Colts | Datone Jones, DE, UCLA | 24. Colts | Ezekiel Ansah, OLB, BYU | |
| 25. Seahawks | Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor | 25. Seahawks | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | |
| Rob Rang (CBSSports, Feb 4) | Dane Brugler (CBS Sports, Feb 3) | |||
| 18. Cowboys | Kawann Short, DT, Purdue | 18. Cowboys | Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri | |
| 19. Giants | Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford | 19. Giants | Ezekiel Ansah, OLB, BYU | |
| 20. Bears | Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma | 20. Bears | Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame | |
| 21. Bengals | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | 21. Bengals | Datone Jones, DE, UCLA | |
| 22. Rams | Matt Elam, SS, Florida |
22. Rams | Kenny Vaccaro, Safety, Texas | |
| 23. Vikings | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | 23. Vikings | Keenan Allen, WR, California | |
| 24. Colts | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | 24. Colts | Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State | |
| 25. Seahawks | Alex Okafor, DE, Texas | 25. Seahawks | Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama | |
| Scott Wright (Draft Countdown, Jan 18) | Todd McShay (E$PN, Feb 7) | |||
| 18. Cowboys | Shariff Floyd, DT Florida |
18. Cowboys | Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri | |
| 19. Giants | Ezekiel Ansah, OLB, BYU | 19. Giants | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | |
| 20. Bears | Manti Te’o, MLB, Notre Dame | 20. Bears | Manti Te’o, MLB, Notre Dame | |
| 21. Bengals | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | 21. Bengals | Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama |
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| 22. Rams | D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama | 22. Rams | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina |
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| 23. Vikings | Keenan Allen, WR, California | 23. Vikings | Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB, Connecticut |
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| 24. Colts | Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina |
24. Colts | Johnthan Banks, CB, Miss. State | |
| 25. Seahawks | Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU |
25. Seahawks | Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU | |
Admittedly, this is a fairly tight window to look at. And yes, we also know that mock drafts aren't worth their weight in hot air. But in the six mocks above, only four players show up three times or more: Alec Olgletree (4 times), Ezekiel Ansah (3), Kenny Vaccaro (3) and Manti Te'o (3). Would you be concerned if those were the four choices the Cowboys had on draft day?