COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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The Cowboys bet the future on Daniels. The board says D-.

by Riding Herd · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jaylan Ford, 32 picks early at slot 174. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Dixon value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
R1.9 · Pick 9 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 8
In the 9th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 26
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 34
No drama and no debate, Ladd McConkey went about where he belonged in pick 27. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 47
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cooper Beebe in pick No. 56. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 72
Sedrick Van Pran in the 75th pick 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 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 84
Blake Corum at slot 87 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 107
They paid sticker price for Mekhi Wingo in the 104th overall pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 132
A reach on Mohamed Kamara in pick 122; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 206
Value said wait; Jaylan Ford in Round 5, Pick 38 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 191
You do not let a cornerback like Johnny Dixon reach the 216th pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 245
Josh Proctor at No. 233 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Tayvion Robinson · WR · rank 233
A slide stopped in pick No. 244, with Tayvion Robinson worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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