B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.
by Al Tha Pal ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 0 steals
· 4 reaches
The Joshua Cephus selection is the head-turner. The Cowboys reached 33 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
The Justin Madubuike deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 24th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
In the 30th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in slot 56; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They paid sticker price for Jonah Elliss in Round 3, Pick 24, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They talked themselves into Isaac Guerendo at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joe Milton III well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Fair-plus on Nathaniel Watson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joshua Cephus in pick No. 233, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
De'Corian Clark at slot 244 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.