COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: D.

by grmjr · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 1 steals · 8 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future A

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent No. 212 on Maurice Smith, a name the board had a full 33 spots lower. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
Jayden Daniels in pick 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
R1.9 · Pick 9 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In the 9th overall pick they get juice off the edge at fair value.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 26
In No. 24 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 61
They took Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 75 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 96
They jumped the gun on Tyler Davis, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 116
Ainias Smith at No. 100 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 130
By-the-book stuff, MarShawn Lloyd at pick 124 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 184
A reach for Michael Barrett in slot 174; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 197
A reach on Christian Jones in the 188th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Maurice Smith · C · rank 245
This one needs a full-page explanation: Maurice Smith in the 212th pick, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Matthew Jones · OG · rank 242
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Matthew Jones. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 240
Nathaniel Watson in Round 7, Pick 5 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 217
Jase McClellan in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 257
They paid up for Dwight McGlothern at the 245th pick when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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