COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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Dallas Cowboys

Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Clark: C.

by That1guy 1799 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 6 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and De'Corian Clark fell into the 245th pick.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

If Keon Coleman and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 24
In pick No. 27 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.28 · Pick 60 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 50
They let Graham Barton come to them and pounced at the 60th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 83
By-the-book stuff, Braden Fiske at the 79th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 86
They paid sticker price for Marist Liufau in No. 87, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 100
Blake Fisher at Round 4, Pick 4 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Dillon Johnson · RB · rank 118
Dillon Johnson in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Max Melton · CB · rank 111
A slide stopped in pick 124, with Max Melton worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Sataoa Laumea · OT · rank 122
A tidy little value on Sataoa Laumea in slot 128, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Jalyx Hunt · S-EDGE · rank 131
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalyx Hunt at the 140th overall pick. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 177
They took Jaylan Ford at par in the 174th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.20 · Pick 195 · Julian Pearl · OT-EDGE · rank 185
Nice patience on Julian Pearl, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
R6.36 · Pick 211 · Isaiah Neyor · WR · rank 218
Isaiah Neyor at No. 211 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Miyan Williams · RB · rank 204
Miyan Williams slid further than he should have, and slot 212 is lovely value for the running back. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 200
De'Corian Clark in pick 245 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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