COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

by Grumpy · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future A

The Cowboys put a flag in the ground for Nathan Pickering, 87 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 19
In slot 19 they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 27
In pick 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 62
They took Jonathon Brooks at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 90
They paid up for Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 75 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 76
Good price on Junior Colson in No. 83, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 82
Roman Wilson at Round 3, Pick 24 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Michael Hall Jr. · DT · rank 89
No drama and no debate, Michael Hall Jr. went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 25. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 132
A big swing on Jordan Travis at pick 110, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 129
No edge and no loss on Will Shipley in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 183
A reach for Josh Proctor in No. 174; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Isaiah Neyor · WR · rank 210
Isaiah Neyor at pick No. 183 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Marcus Harris · DL-EDGE · rank 228
A premium they did not need to pay, Marcus Harris a notch or two before his time. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Nathan Pickering · DT · rank 332
Nathan Pickering at the 245th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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