COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: D.

by MikeyMike1972 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need A-
Trades F
Future B-

The war room fell hard for Sam Hartman, and it showed at pick No. 174: 84 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, Gray makes the weekend a net positive.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 3
In slot 3 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.8 · Pick 8 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 10
In No. 8 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 21
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 117
They reached a country mile for Spencer Rattler at the 56th pick, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 68
By-the-book stuff, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the 68th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 98
They paid a round early for Christian Mahogany in pick No. 87, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
Cedric Gray in the 137th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Kalen King · CB · rank 139
Kalen King in slot 143 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 258
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sam Hartman in the Round 5 slot, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 228
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 216 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 223
They read the board right and Trey Knox was the payoff at the 233rd pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 243
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Proctor at pick 244, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
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