B
Dallas Cowboys
Larceny in the 244th overall pick lands the Cowboys a B, Pearl and all.
by Joshwiththetele ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 20 picks
· 5 steals
· 2 reaches
The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Julian Pearl, the No. 204 name on the board, sitting there at the 244th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The cost of the Hopper reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
No drama and no debate, Jordan Morgan went about where he belonged in pick No. 36. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They took Darius Robinson at par in pick 40, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They paid sticker price for Zach Frazier in the 56th overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Trey Benson at Round 3, Pick 31 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Good price on Malik Washington in slot 96, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Tyler Davis at the 116th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
A quiet steal in No. 123: Elijah Jones for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Spencer Rattler at the Round 4 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Tommy Eichenberg at slot 133 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Trevor Keegan at Round 5, Pick 14 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A reach for Ty'Ron Hopper in pick No. 168; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Tykee Smith at pick 170 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Cody Schrader at the 175th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Cornelius Johnson in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Ro Torrence at No. 199 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Erick All in the 209th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
By-the-book stuff, Logan Lee at Round 6, Pick 38 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They did well to land Caedan Wallace in No. 217, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Andrew Raym. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Julian Pearl at pick No. 244 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.