B
Dallas Cowboys
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B.
by glynnr2204 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 6 steals
· 3 reaches
The war room fell hard for Jaylan Ford, and it showed at pick No. 167: 38 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.
Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid sticker price for Troy Fautanu in the 24th pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Nice patience on Junior Colson, who had no business lasting to slot 60. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Max Melton at Round 3, Pick 24 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Circle this one: Braelon Allen at No. 128 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 144 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They reached a country mile for Jaylan Ford at the 167th overall pick, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Sione Vaki is a better player than pick No. 174 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
No edge and no loss on Javontae Jean-Baptiste in the 216th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
Drake Nugent at pick 230 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A big swing on Joshua Cephus at Round 7, Pick 13, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Value said wait; Matthew Jones in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.