There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Jasheen Davis, 97 picks ahead of schedule.
That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Cowboys clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
Bottom line, with Kenneth Grant leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.
Pick-by-Pick
R2.12
· Pick 44
· Kenneth Grant
· DT
· rank 21
Kenneth Grant in the 44th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Tyler Booker
· OG
· rank 40
Taking Tyler Booker in pick 58 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Kaleb Johnson
· RB
· rank 43
They will replay Kaleb Johnson at No. 76 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.15
· Pick 79
· Maxwell Hairston
· CB
· rank 73
Maxwell Hairston in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.25
· Pick 89
· Tre Harris
· WR
· rank 50
Tre Harris at slot 89 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.1
· Pick 139
· Carson Schwesinger
· LB
· rank 83
Circle this one: Carson Schwesinger at pick No. 139 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.11
· Pick 149
· Savion Williams
· WR
· rank 93
They robbed the room for Savion Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.32
· Pick 170
· Hollin Pierce
· OT
· rank 112
Hollin Pierce in Round 5, Pick 32 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.33
· Pick 171
· JJ Pegues
· DT
· rank 176
They took JJ Pegues at par in the 171st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
R5.36
· Pick 174
· Cody Simon
· LB
· rank 129
They barely believed it either: Cody Simon still on the board at slot 174. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.12
· Pick 188
· Cobee Bryant
· CB
· rank 175
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cobee Bryant in pick 188. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.35
· Pick 211
· Ollie Gordon II
· RB
· rank 164
Somehow Ollie Gordon II was still sitting there in the 211th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.31
· Pick 247
· Jasheen Davis
· DL-EDGE
· rank 344
Jasheen Davis at No. 247 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.