COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

by Crazylife · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Zion Logue at No. 220 is 66 spots clear of where he belonged. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. However the rest shakes out, Dixon at that price is a win they earned.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.13 · Pick 13 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 10
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a premier pass rusher. More want than need.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 25
In the 24th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.31 · Pick 31 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 28
In slot 31 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 48
No drama and no debate, Jonathon Brooks went about where he belonged in the 44th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
Edgerrin Cooper in pick 56 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
Mike Sainristil in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.29 · Pick 92 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 97
MarShawn Lloyd in slot 92 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R3.33 · Pick 96 · Audric Estime · RB · rank 103
Audric Estime at the 96th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 115
The board had Elijah Jones higher than the Round 4 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 175
They paid sticker price for Layden Robinson in the 174th overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Isaiah Williams · WR · rank 180
They robbed the room for Isaiah Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Zion Logue · DL · rank 286
Zion Logue in No. 220 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 190
Circle this one: Johnny Dixon at Round 7, Pick 13 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Donovan Jennings · OT · rank 238
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Jennings in pick No. 244. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.26 · Pick 246 · Myles Harden · CB · rank 209
Myles Harden in No. 246 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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