C+
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys did enough to get by: C+.
by Kotes ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 0 steals
· 6 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Xavier Thomas, 43 picks ahead of schedule.
They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
So much rides on Jackson Powers-Johnson that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 24 they get a blindside protector, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Trey Benson at Round 2, Pick 24 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 87th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at pick 124, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They reached into another round for Christian Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A wild overpay on Xavier Thomas in the 212th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A big swing on DeMonte Capehart at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.