COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys bet the future on Williams. The board says D.

by Maximoose532 · 2024 NFL Draft · 3 picks · 1 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cowboys did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In the 1st overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 46
Edgerrin Cooper at pick No. 56 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 91
By-the-book stuff, Dominick Puni at the 87th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.