The Cowboys torched the value chart for Barryn Sorrell, taking him 117 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Farmer. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.
For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Luther Burden III
· WR
· rank 13
In No. 12 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.32
· Pick 64
· Donovan Jackson
· OT
· rank 86
Donovan Jackson at pick 64 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Dylan Sampson
· RB
· rank 65
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 12, where Dylan Sampson graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.28
· Pick 129
· Ajani Cornelius
· OT
· rank 114
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ajani Cornelius at slot 129 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.11
· Pick 150
· Willie Lampkin
· OG
· rank 179
Willie Lampkin in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.31
· Pick 170
· Nick Nash
· WR
· rank 155
Nick Nash is a better player than the 170th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.33
· Pick 172
· Joshua Farmer
· DT
· rank 123
Taking Joshua Farmer in slot 172 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.35
· Pick 174
· Nazir Stackhouse
· DL
· rank 199
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nazir Stackhouse well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.12
· Pick 190
· Karene Reid
· LB
· rank 194
By-the-book stuff, Karene Reid at the 190th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.33
· Pick 211
· Barryn Sorrell
· LB-EDGE
· rank 328
They reached into another round for Barryn Sorrell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R7.31
· Pick 249
· Phillip Webb
· DL-EDGE
· rank 340
This one needs a full-page explanation: Phillip Webb in the Round 7 slot, miles early. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.