B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys let Jones fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by cowboys22220 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 7 steals
· 0 reaches
The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jarrian Jones, the No. 136 name on the board, in pick No. 174. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick-by-Pick
Troy Fautanu at pick 33 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Kool-Aid McKinstry in the 56th overall pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
No drama and no debate, Sedrick Van Pran went about where he belonged in slot 65. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They will replay Xavier Worthy at Round 3, Pick 24 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
The board fumbled Jarrian Jones all the way to the 174th pick, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They barely believed it either: Cornelius Johnson still on the board at No. 216. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They robbed the room for Curtis Jacobs here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.