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Dallas Cowboys
The jury is out on the Cowboys. For now, C.
by Al Tha Pal ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 0 steals
· 6 reaches
They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Joshua Cephus, 40 picks early at pick No. 216.
They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.
The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.
Pick-by-Pick
Troy Fautanu in Round 1, Pick 17 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
In pick No. 32 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
T'Vondre Sweat at the 42nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A tidy little value on Junior Colson in pick 56, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They paid up for Trey Benson at the 87th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They paid sticker price for Isaac Guerendo in No. 105, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Value said wait; Nathaniel Watson in the 173rd pick says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Joshua Cephus. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
De'Corian Clark in the 233rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.