The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Danny Stutsman slide 82 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.
The cost of the Frazier reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.
Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Mykel Williams
· DE-EDGE
· rank 18
In the 12th pick they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value.
R2.12
· Pick 44
· Tyleik Williams
· DT
· rank 42
Tyleik Williams in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· TreVeyon Henderson
· RB
· rank 55
The board fumbled TreVeyon Henderson all the way to pick 76, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.11
· Pick 150
· Simeon Barrow Jr.
· DL
· rank 170
Simeon Barrow Jr. in Round 5, Pick 11 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.31
· Pick 170
· Danny Stutsman
· LB
· rank 88
Danny Stutsman at No. 170 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.33
· Pick 172
· Miles Frazier
· OG
· rank 235
They talked themselves into Miles Frazier at pick No. 172, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.35
· Pick 174
· Jaylin Noel
· WR
· rank 101
Jaylin Noel in slot 174 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.12
· Pick 190
· Tory Horton
· WR
· rank 112
Tory Horton in the 190th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.33
· Pick 211
· Bhayshul Tuten
· RB
· rank 153
Bhayshul Tuten at the 211th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.31
· Pick 249
· Jason Marshall Jr.
· CB
· rank 182
They will replay Jason Marshall Jr. at pick 249 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.