COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Dallas Cowboys

The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: D+.

by Al Tha Pal · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future F

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Nathaniel Watson, 86 picks ahead of schedule.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Barton. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.32 · Pick 32 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 39
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 58
They reached into another round for T'Vondre Sweat, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 47
A quiet steal in the 56th pick: Patrick Paul for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 64
Mekhi Wingo in the 68th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 50
Circle this one: Graham Barton at slot 87 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Audric Estime · RB · rank 97
They did well to land Audric Estime in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 159
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braelon Allen in pick 125, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 121
Darius Robinson slid further than he should have, and pick No. 137 is lovely value for the edge rusher. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 259
A big swing on Nathaniel Watson at slot 173, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 212
They took De'Corian Clark at par in the 213th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Carson Steele · RB · rank 282
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Carson Steele. It fills a real need, too.
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