COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: D.

by lortega2321 · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

There is reaching, and then there is Mason Fairchild at pick 209. The Cowboys jumped the board by 131 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Barrett pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 24
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 31
In No. 24 they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 70
The board had cheaper options than Cooper Beebe at pick No. 56, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 89
Trey Benson at the 87th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 82
Good price on Kris Abrams-Draine in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.29 · Pick 92 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 85
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 121
They paid up for Tyler Davis at pick 110 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 116
No drama and no debate, Cedric Gray went about where he belonged in the 113th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Michael Pratt · QB · rank 140
Michael Pratt in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.19 · Pick 155 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 154
Kitan Oladapo in No. 155 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Trente Jones · OT · rank 194
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trente Jones. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Mason Fairchild · TE · rank 340
Mason Fairchild in Round 6, Pick 34 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 216
They took Garret Greenfield at par in the 216th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Solomon Byrd · DE-EDGE · rank 257
Value said wait; Solomon Byrd in slot 233 says they were not listening. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 235
Michael Barrett is a better player than the 244th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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