COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys won the night they stopped McClellan from sliding. Grade: D-.

by Nitebar · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need A-
Trades F
Future D

The Cowboys lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Put together, it is a D-.

The Watts reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The McClellan value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Marvin Harrison Jr. · WR · rank 1
In the 1st pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 29
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 56
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Worthy at slot 56, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 81
Fair-plus on Khyree Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 107
Good price on Braelon Allen in pick No. 111, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 111
Matt Goncalves at Round 4, Pick 23 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Michael Pratt · QB · rank 137
They paid sticker price for Michael Pratt in pick No. 133, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 146
A tidy bit of business in No. 158, where Tykee Smith graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.36 · Pick 172 · Braiden McGregor · DE-EDGE · rank 172
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braiden McGregor. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 176
Ty'Ron Hopper in Round 5, Pick 37 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 189
Somehow Jase McClellan was still sitting there in pick 213, and they pounced on premier running back value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Ryan Watts · CB · rank 253
A wild overpay on Ryan Watts in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 244
They took LaDarius Henderson at par in the 242nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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