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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

by Boz · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

The war room fell hard for Trey Knox, and it showed at the Round 7 slot: 43 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

However the rest shakes out, Ulofoshio at that price is a win they earned.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 4
In the 3rd pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 27
In the 24th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 64
T'Vondre Sweat at pick 56 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 65
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 68 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 91
Kris Abrams-Draine at slot 87 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 113
They jumped the gun on Braelon Allen, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · James Williams · LB · rank 173
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in pick No. 174. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tahj Washington · WR · rank 180
They paid sticker price for Tahj Washington in the 180th overall pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 205
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick 216. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 269
They reached a country mile for Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 229
Fair-plus on Garret Greenfield, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 287
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trey Knox this early at the 244th pick. It fills a real need, too.
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