COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Dallas Cowboys

A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B.

by 7list · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B+
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 Jalen Green in the 177th pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Simpson at that price is a win they earned.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.19 · Pick 51 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 47
A clean, defensible pick in the 51st pick with a little surplus value in Patrick Paul. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.29 · Pick 61 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 57
A reasonable price with a little left over, Edgerrin Cooper in the 61st overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 70
Trey Benson at Round 3, Pick 9 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 84
Josh Newton at slot 83 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 87 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.29 · Pick 92 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 112
They reached a country mile for Leonard Taylor III at pick 92, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 141
Luke McCaffrey in pick 125 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.17 · Pick 153 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in the 153rd pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 151
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach pick No. 173 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Jalen Green · S · rank 212
They reached into another round for Jalen Green, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 200
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and De'Corian Clark at the Round 6 slot is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 258
A conviction pick on Walter Rouse at Round 7, Pick 22 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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