Call it larceny. DJ Giddens sat on the board until pick 249, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.
They came away with juice, if not much beef up front. The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.14
· Pick 14
· Tetairoa McMillan
· WR
· rank 9
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.12
· Pick 44
· Omarion Hampton
· RB
· rank 32
A quiet steal in pick No. 44: Omarion Hampton for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Alfred Collins
· DT
· rank 56
They barely believed it either: Alfred Collins still on the board at the 76th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.11
· Pick 150
· Malachi Moore
· S
· rank 104
Malachi Moore at No. 150 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.13
· Pick 152
· Jacob Parrish
· CB
· rank 125
Steal is underselling it; Jacob Parrish at the 152nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.31
· Pick 170
· Vernon Broughton
· DL
· rank 139
Taking Vernon Broughton in Round 5, Pick 31 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.33
· Pick 172
· Tyler Shough
· QB
· rank 137
Tyler Shough in pick 172 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
R5.35
· Pick 174
· Chase Lundt
· OT
· rank 161
Nice patience on Chase Lundt, who had no business lasting to slot 174. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.12
· Pick 190
· Jay Higgins
· LB
· rank 182
The board had Jay Higgins higher than the 190th pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.33
· Pick 211
· Jack Nelson
· OT
· rank 170
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jack Nelson in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.31
· Pick 249
· DJ Giddens
· RB
· rank 165
DJ Giddens in slot 249 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.