D
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D.
by Adappajahanu ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 0 steals
· 6 reaches
The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 79 on Christian Jones a full 54 spots early.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They reached into another round for Zach Frazier, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The board had cheaper options than Junior Colson at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jonathon Brooks. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jermaine Burton at the 56th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Value said wait; Braelon Allen in the 78th pick says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
A real head-scratcher, Christian Jones in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
McKinnley Jackson in Round 3, Pick 24 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Maason Smith in No. 100 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at the 122nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
