B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.
by NateDogg947 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 3 steals
· 6 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Justin Rogers in Round 5, Pick 24, a good 33 spots before the room expected him. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Getting Johnson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 28th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
No edge and no loss on Kiran Amegadjie in slot 63; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Nothing to complain about; Blake Corum went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A reach on Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 94; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brenden Rice at pick 107. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Elijah Jones in No. 128. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They went early on Tommy Eichenberg in Round 4, Pick 34, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Justin Rogers at the 160th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They talked themselves into Kendall Milton at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They reached into another round for Jaylan Ford, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Jaylen Harrell at pick No. 215 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Cornelius Johnson in slot 216 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyler Owens in No. 233, miles early. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Jordan Whittington at the 244th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.