B
Dallas Cowboys
Grand theft in slot 233: the Cowboys steal Johnson and grade out a B.
by Charley ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
The rest of the league will want that one back. Cornelius Johnson tumbling to the Cowboys in No. 233 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Powers-Johnson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
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 a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 24: T'Vondre Sweat for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Trey Benson in the 87th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jarrian Jones at pick No. 174 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A slide stopped in slot 216, with Jaylan Ford worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
The board fumbled Cornelius Johnson all the way to No. 233, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
The board had Tylan Grable higher than pick 244, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.