COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Cowboys offense early 12 B-

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Dallas Cowboys

Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

by Tonywalthall · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B
Future B-

Nobody else had Khalid Duke anywhere near the 216th overall pick. The Cowboys did, by 91 spots, and that gap is the whole story. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. That Liufau pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.32 · Pick 32 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 31
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 55
Christian Haynes in pick 56 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Ray Davis · RB · rank 96
A reach for Ray Davis in the 87th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 109
They went early on Zak Zinter in No. 95, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 121
Good price on Brenden Rice in the 128th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 146
They paid up for Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 131 when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 165
They talked themselves into McKinnley Jackson at the 133rd pick, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 164
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Marist Liufau at No. 174. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Khalid Duke · DE-EDGE · rank 307
Khalid Duke at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 223
JD Bertrand is a better player than pick 233 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Matthew Jones · OG · rank 259
Matthew Jones at the 244th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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