COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

by psicosis6878yahoocom · 2024 NFL Draft · 9 picks · 1 steals · 8 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The rest of the league had time to spare on Caleb Okechukwu; the Cowboys did not wait, grabbing him 103 spots ahead at slot 245.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. McKinstry at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 14
The board had Kool-Aid McKinstry higher than the 24th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 76
They left a pile of value on the table to take Payton Wilson this early at the 56th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Cedric Johnson · DE-EDGE · rank 146
They talked themselves into Cedric Johnson at No. 102, and the board did not agree. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Darius Muasau · LB · rank 195
Darius Muasau at pick No. 124 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 191
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Michael Barrett. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Zion Logue · DL · rank 241
A wild overpay on Zion Logue in pick 190, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 220
A reach on Dwight McGlothern in the 212th pick; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.14 · Pick 234 · Desmond Evans · DL-EDGE · rank 273
Desmond Evans at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Caleb Okechukwu · DL-EDGE · rank 348
They reached a country mile for Caleb Okechukwu at the 245th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.