COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Grand theft in the 174th pick: the Cowboys steal Simpson and grade out a D+.

by Caveman · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future C-

The Cowboys lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

The Okie-Anoma reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Simpson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 32
Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 24 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 28
A quiet steal in pick No. 37: Tyler Guyton for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at pick 56, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 87
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trey Benson. The roster fit checks out.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 108
Mekhi Wingo at No. 105 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 137
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Simpson at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.1 · Pick 176 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 147
Jacob Cowing at No. 176 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.40 · Pick 215 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 204
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Julian Pearl at the 215th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Sheridan Jones · CB · rank 219
They let Sheridan Jones come to them and pounced at slot 233. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 244
They paid sticker price for Josh Proctor in Round 7, Pick 24, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · Eyabi Okie-Anoma · DL-EDGE · rank 285
They reached a country mile for Eyabi Okie-Anoma at the 257th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
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