COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

by Grumpy · 2024 NFL Draft · 18 picks · 0 steals · 12 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

The Cowboys torched the value chart for Mason Fairchild, taking him 37 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 27
In the 24th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
J.J. McCarthy at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 62
Jonathon Brooks in pick No. 40 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.28 · Pick 60 · Zach Frazier · C · rank 65
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zach Frazier. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 3 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 70
They took Payton Wilson at par in pick 71, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 71
Brenden Rice in the 72nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 83
A tidy little value on Mike Sainristil in pick No. 89, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 115
They paid up for Will Shipley at Round 3, Pick 37 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 127
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Foster at No. 124, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint · WR · rank 143
A conviction pick on Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at slot 128 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 157
They liked Justin Rogers enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 160
They reached a country mile for Kitan Oladapo at the 141st pick, and the board is aghast. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 152
They jumped the gun on Edefuan Ulofoshio, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 183
A reach on Josh Proctor in pick No. 174; the board had better options right there. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 190
Christian Jones at No. 181 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 209
A wild overpay on Jase McClellan in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Mason Fairchild · TE · rank 290
A real head-scratcher, Mason Fairchild in slot 253 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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