B
Dallas Cowboys
Grand theft in pick 244: the Cowboys steal Vaki and grade out a B.
by hr ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 2 reaches
The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Sione Vaki fell into pick 244. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
The Jackson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 24 they get a weapon on the perimeter, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
The board fumbled Graham Barton all the way to the 56th overall pick, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
McKinnley Jackson in No. 87 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Rasheen Ali. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Circle this one: Walter Rouse at slot 216 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They robbed the room for M.J. Devonshire here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Sione Vaki in the 244th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.