The Cowboys torched the value chart for Anthony Belton, taking him 65 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.
That Singleton pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Will Campbell
· OT
· rank 15
No edge and no loss on Will Campbell in No. 12; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.12
· Pick 44
· T.J. Sanders
· DT
· rank 27
A quiet steal in pick 44: T.J. Sanders for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.13
· Pick 45
· Isaiah Bond
· WR
· rank 32
A tidy bit of business in slot 45, where Isaiah Bond graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Tyler Warren
· TE
· rank 44
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at the 76th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.15
· Pick 116
· Andrew Mukuba
· S
· rank 71
Somehow Andrew Mukuba was still sitting there in pick 116, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.16
· Pick 117
· Savion Williams
· WR
· rank 113
Savion Williams at the 117th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.11
· Pick 148
· Cam Skattebo
· RB
· rank 114
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.31
· Pick 168
· Smael Mondon Jr.
· LB
· rank 106
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 5, Pick 31 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.33
· Pick 170
· Miles Frazier
· OG
· rank 209
This one needs a full-page explanation: Miles Frazier in pick No. 170, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.34
· Pick 171
· Dorian Strong
· CB
· rank 166
They did well to land Dorian Strong in the Round 5 slot, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.12
· Pick 187
· DJ Campbell
· OG
· rank 211
DJ Campbell at No. 187 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.14
· Pick 189
· Anthony Belton
· OT
· rank 254
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Anthony Belton well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.19
· Pick 194
· Le'Veon Moss
· RB
· rank 149
Le'Veon Moss in No. 194 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
R6.34
· Pick 209
· Nicholas Singleton
· RB
· rank 100
Nicholas Singleton at Round 6, Pick 34 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.