COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

12 B-

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Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

by psicosis6878yahoocom · 2024 NFL Draft · 8 picks · 0 steals · 4 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades C
Future B

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Zion Logue in pick 212.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.16 · Pick 48 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 70
Payton Wilson at No. 48 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 61
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 56th overall pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 88
By-the-book stuff, McKinnley Jackson at the 87th pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 152
A big swing on Edefuan Ulofoshio at Round 4, Pick 24, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 175
Curtis Jacobs in pick No. 174 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Zion Logue · DL · rank 241
Zion Logue at slot 212 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Ja'Had Carter · S · rank 240
Ja'Had Carter at the 245th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.