COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D.

by Bigpapa73 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future B

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 102 on Michael Pratt a full 36 spots early. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jones.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 29
In No. 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 33
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 35
Jordan Morgan in the 35th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 59
They took Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at par in slot 56, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 86
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Corum. It fills a real need, too.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Michael Pratt · QB · rank 138
A real head-scratcher, Michael Pratt in pick No. 102 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 150
They paid up for Justin Eboigbe at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 186
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 165, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 149
They will replay Jarrian Jones at slot 173 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 196
Jaylan Ford at pick 213 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Keaton Bills · OG · rank 233
Keaton Bills in the 231st pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 246
LaDarius Henderson at No. 242 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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