B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.
by Steve817 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 0 steals
· 6 reaches
The Cowboys torched the value chart for Baylor Cupp, taking him 133 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid a round early for Tyler Guyton in the 31st pick, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They took Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at par in the 56th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Sedrick Van Pran at No. 73 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Darius Robinson at slot 87 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor need, but a need all the same.
A conviction pick on Max Melton at pick 98 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
No edge and no loss on Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 125; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A big swing on Gabe Hall at the 173rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Nothing to complain about; Kenny Logan Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Baylor Cupp in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
