COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: D.

by rocknron68 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 7 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

The Cowboys lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Reaching for Eboigbe left real value on the table behind him. That Pearsall pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

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 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
R1.28 · Pick 28 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 15
In the 28th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
Jordan Morgan in pick No. 56 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 57
They robbed the room for Ricky Pearsall here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 98
MarShawn Lloyd in the 103rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 129
Isaac Guerendo in slot 128 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
They paid up for Justin Eboigbe at pick 134 when waiting would have done the job. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 126
Johnny Wilson at No. 144 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 160
They let Tykee Smith come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 220
No drama and no debate, Gabe Hall went about where he belonged in No. 216. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 216
Garret Greenfield in the 233rd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 221
JD Bertrand at the 244th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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