COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D.

by Grumpy · 2024 NFL Draft · 18 picks · 0 steals · 10 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

The Cowboys torched the value chart for Mason Fairchild, taking him 55 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

So much rides on Bo Nix that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.13 · Pick 13 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. More want than need.
R1.14 · Pick 14 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
In the 14th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.25 · Pick 25 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 23
In pick 25 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 58
Edgerrin Cooper in No. 44 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 60
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 56 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in slot 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 96
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyler Davis in the 75th pick, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 72
Fair-plus on Trey Benson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 97
They paid a round early for Tykee Smith in No. 87, more than the board wanted. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · DJ James · CB · rank 113
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DJ James well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 116
They took Ainias Smith at par in slot 110, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 135
The board had cheaper options than Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 24, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Drake Nugent · C · rank 148
Drake Nugent at pick No. 136 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.10 · Pick 146 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 161
A reach for Justin Rogers in the 146th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.13 · Pick 149 · Austin Booker · DL-EDGE · rank 159
They paid up for Austin Booker at pick No. 149 when waiting would have done the job. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 197
A wild overpay on Christian Jones in the 174th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 217
Jase McClellan in the 212th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Mason Fairchild · TE · rank 300
Mason Fairchild in slot 245 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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