B+
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.
by Boke ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 2 steals
· 5 reaches
The Cowboys put a flag in the ground for DeMonte Capehart, 85 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Tampa falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 26 they get a blindside protector, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
T.J. Tampa at pick No. 56 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Jalen McMillan worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They paid sticker price for Tommy Eichenberg in the 125th overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jaylan Ford at pick 144 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No drama and no debate, Joe Milton III went about where he belonged in the 173rd pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
De'Corian Clark at Round 6, Pick 12 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DeMonte Capehart well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A wild overpay on Carson Steele in slot 242, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.