COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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32724 Dak to Wash D+

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Dallas Cowboys

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D+.

by Boke · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future A+

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cowboys did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

Every board in the league had Milton III lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Ford.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
In No. 24 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 45
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the 40th overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Zach Frazier · C · rank 62
They talked themselves into Zach Frazier at the 44th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at pick No. 56, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
Patrick Paul in pick 67 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 73
They did well to land Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 3, Pick 14, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
A reach for Khyree Jackson in slot 87; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 200
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at the 174th pick. The roster fit checks out.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 205
They let Jaylan Ford come to them and pounced at pick No. 216. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 226
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 7, Pick 13 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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