D
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Bishop from sliding. Grade: D.
by Nitebar ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 2 steals
· 5 reaches
The phones were a trap the Cowboys kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.
That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. If Pratt pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
The Bishop steal is the beam this whole class leans on.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 8th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In the 24th pick they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. More want than need.
They took Jonathon Brooks at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Junior Colson at No. 74 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They paid up for Michael Pratt at pick 87 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Fair-plus on Khyree Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Foster at No. 124, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They paid a round early for Beaux Limmer in the 128th pick, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Cole Bishop at Round 5, Pick 9 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
By-the-book stuff, Jaylan Ford at pick No. 171 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A conviction pick on Rasheen Ali at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Josh Proctor at pick 175 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
They jumped the gun on Isaiah Neyor, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Myles Jones in the 212th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Walter Rouse at the 245th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.