The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Zion Logue, taking him 53 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R4.24
· Pick 124
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 119
Max Melton in the 124th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.14
· Pick 150
· Edefuan Ulofoshio
· LB
· rank 159
A reach on Edefuan Ulofoshio in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.21
· Pick 157
· Curtis Jacobs
· LB
· rank 188
Curtis Jacobs at Round 5, Pick 21 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.22
· Pick 158
· Grayson Murphy
· DL-EDGE
· rank 175
They paid a round early for Grayson Murphy in the 158th pick, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.38
· Pick 174
· Michael Barrett
· LB
· rank 193
Michael Barrett in No. 174 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.37
· Pick 212
· Fentrell Cypress II
· CB
· rank 211
They paid sticker price for Fentrell Cypress II in pick 212, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.43
· Pick 218
· Zion Logue
· DL
· rank 271
They talked themselves into Zion Logue at pick No. 218, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
R7.1
· Pick 221
· Akheem Mesidor
· DL-EDGE
· rank 255
They reached a country mile for Akheem Mesidor at Round 7, Pick 1, and the board is aghast. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.14
· Pick 234
· Sheridan Jones
· CB
· rank 237
No edge and no loss on Sheridan Jones in No. 234; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Daequan Hardy
· CB
· rank 242
Daequan Hardy at the Round 7 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.