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Dallas Cowboys

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D.

by grmjr · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

The Mason Fairchild selection is the head-turner. The Cowboys reached 43 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

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

Landing Oladapo that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.29 · Pick 29 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 28
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
A reach on J.J. McCarthy in the 36th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 52
Jackson Powers-Johnson at slot 40 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 61
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 56th pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 62
Good price on Jonathon Brooks in No. 67, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
They went early on Cooper Beebe in pick 68, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 83
Nothing to complain about; Mike Sainristil went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 95
They took Tyler Davis at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 125
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at Round 4, Pick 24 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 160
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kitan Oladapo at the 174th pick is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 209
Jase McClellan at pick No. 212 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Marcus Harris · DL-EDGE · rank 228
A straight-up fair deal on Marcus Harris at pick 223, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 249
Dwight McGlothern in slot 245 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.26 · Pick 246 · Tatum Bethune · LB · rank 245
Tatum Bethune at the 246th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.27 · Pick 247 · Mason Fairchild · TE · rank 290
Value said wait; Mason Fairchild in Round 7, Pick 27 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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