COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Dallas Cowboys

Daniels is the Cowboys' new face under center. Grade: D-.

by Deffjolman · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

Somebody took the Cowboys to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They will answer for taking edge rusher early while tight end went begging.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Frazier reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

However the rest shakes out, Williams at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In slot 3 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In No. 24 they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
R1.28 · Pick 28 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 22
In the 28th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Zach Frazier · C · rank 62
Zach Frazier in pick No. 43 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 31
Adonai Mitchell at the 44th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 54
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. Adisa Isaac in pick 57 leaves tight end for later.
R2.28 · Pick 60 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
A tidy little value on Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 28, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 87
They went early on Trey Benson in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · DeWayne Carter · DT · rank 101
They paid a round early for DeWayne Carter in pick 87, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Braelon Allen in Round 4, Pick 9 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 123
McKinnley Jackson at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
A clean, defensible pick in the 128th overall pick with a little surplus value in Johnny Wilson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 143
Nehemiah Pritchett at pick No. 174 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Javontae Jean-Baptiste · DE-EDGE · rank 217
Fair-plus on Javontae Jean-Baptiste, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.26 · Pick 246 · Evan Williams · S · rank 214
Evan Williams in the 246th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
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