B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Franklin from sliding. Grade: B.
by HECHOGAMERMX ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 3 steals
· 1 reaches
When a board-topper like Zakhari Franklin slides to pick No. 245, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not.
Every board in the league had Powers-Johnson lower, and that gap is the story. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They reached a country mile for Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 33, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A tidy little value on Cedric Gray in No. 124, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach pick No. 168 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Frank Gore Jr. at Round 5, Pick 38 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Zakhari Franklin in the 245th overall pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.