Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ryan Flournoy got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at Round 7, Pick 13. No fireworks, but a solid B.
Jackson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
R2.3
· Pick 35
· Darius Robinson
· DL-EDGE
· rank 39
They paid sticker price for Darius Robinson in the 35th pick, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.24
· Pick 56
· Ricky Pearsall
· WR
· rank 57
They took Ricky Pearsall at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.24
· Pick 87
· Caelen Carson
· CB
· rank 95
Caelen Carson at the 87th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.26
· Pick 89
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 99
Christian Mahogany in pick 89 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.27
· Pick 90
· Audric Estime
· RB
· rank 104
Audric Estime at Round 3, Pick 27 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.31
· Pick 94
· McKinnley Jackson
· DL
· rank 123
McKinnley Jackson at No. 94 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.31
· Pick 131
· Isaiah Adams
· OT
· rank 138
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Adams went about where he belonged in pick No. 131. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.33
· Pick 133
· Tommy Eichenberg
· LB
· rank 145
They paid up for Tommy Eichenberg at slot 133 when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.38
· Pick 174
· Mason McCormick
· OT
· rank 146
Taking Mason McCormick in slot 174 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Gabe Hall
· DL
· rank 220
By-the-book stuff, Gabe Hall at the 216th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R7.13
· Pick 233
· Ryan Flournoy
· WR
· rank 203
The board fumbled Ryan Flournoy all the way to pick 233, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.24
· Pick 244
· Andrew Raym
· C
· rank 239
A reasonable price with a little left over, Andrew Raym in the Round 7 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.