COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

by nitebar · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need A-
Trades F
Future A+

The Cowboys put a flag in the ground for Michael Pratt, 30 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

The McClellan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.10 · Pick 10 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
In pick 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 60
A straight-up fair deal on Jonathon Brooks at slot 56, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Michael Pratt · QB · rank 102
Value said wait; Michael Pratt in No. 72 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 74
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in pick No. 74, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 127
Tommy Eichenberg in the 123rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 153
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 125, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 154
The board had cheaper options than Keith Randolph Jr. at pick 142, and it noticed. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Sincere Haynesworth · C · rank 157
They paid up for Sincere Haynesworth at Round 5, Pick 8 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 179
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Curtis Jacobs. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Myles Jones · CB · rank 214
No drama and no debate, Myles Jones went about where he belonged in the 213th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 217
They will replay Jase McClellan at pick No. 242 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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