Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Conner Weigman got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at slot 208. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Stackhouse lower, and that gap is the story.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Walter Nolen
· DT
· rank 18
In pick No. 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.15
· Pick 47
· Landon Jackson
· DL-EDGE
· rank 33
Landon Jackson slid further than he should have, and pick 47 is lovely value for the edge rusher. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.32
· Pick 64
· Howard Cross III
· DL
· rank 58
Howard Cross III in the 64th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.14
· Pick 78
· Quinshon Judkins
· RB
· rank 85
No drama and no debate, Quinshon Judkins went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 14. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.20
· Pick 121
· Evan Stewart
· WR
· rank 98
They robbed the room for Evan Stewart here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.15
· Pick 153
· Derrick Harmon
· DT
· rank 118
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.31
· Pick 169
· Jamon Dumas-Johnson
· LB
· rank 150
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in No. 169 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.32
· Pick 170
· Raheim Sanders
· RB
· rank 121
Raheim Sanders in the 170th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.33
· Pick 171
· Logan Brown
· OT
· rank 158
Value with a capital V on Logan Brown in pick 171, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.14
· Pick 189
· Logan Parr
· OG
· rank 201
Logan Parr in the 189th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.20
· Pick 195
· Nazir Stackhouse
· DL
· rank 209
Nazir Stackhouse at Round 6, Pick 20 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.33
· Pick 208
· Conner Weigman
· QB
· rank 99
Steal is underselling it; Conner Weigman at slot 208 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.19
· Pick 233
· Dorian Strong
· CB
· rank 233
They paid sticker price for Dorian Strong in pick No. 233, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.