B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B.
by psicosis6878yahoocom ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 3 steals
· 11 reaches
They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Zion Logue, 108 picks early at pick 153. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
That Washington pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
The E.J. Speed deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
Nice patience on Graham Barton, who had no business lasting to the 62nd overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Matt Goncalves this early at the 82nd pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They talked themselves into Beaux Limmer at pick No. 87, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jaylan Ford at Round 4, Pick 31 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Curtis Jacobs at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Kamal Hadden graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Zion Logue at Round 5, Pick 17 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They reached a country mile for Xavier Thomas at the 172nd pick, and the board is aghast. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A wild overpay on Donell Harris Jr. in pick No. 173, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
You do not let a wide receiver like Malik Washington reach the 174th overall pick and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Zakhari Franklin in slot 177 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Taulia Tagovailoa well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A big swing on Desmond Evans at No. 242, well ahead of any board in the building. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Elijah Simmons in pick 250, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.