Thirty-one other rooms let Smael Mondon Jr. slide, and the Cowboys were the ones holding the card at the Round 6 slot. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The cost of the Webb reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Ashton Jeanty
· RB
· rank 2
In No. 12 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.23
· Pick 55
· Nick Emmanwori
· S
· rank 17
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 55 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Alfred Collins
· DT
· rank 62
A quiet steal in the 76th pick: Alfred Collins for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.22
· Pick 86
· Dylan Fairchild
· OG
· rank 56
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at pick 86 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.11
· Pick 148
· Jake Majors
· C
· rank 93
Jake Majors in the 148th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.31
· Pick 168
· Connor Colby
· OG
· rank 173
They paid sticker price for Connor Colby in Round 5, Pick 31, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.33
· Pick 170
· Keon Sabb
· S
· rank 106
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Keon Sabb in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R5.34
· Pick 171
· Oronde Gadsden II
· TE
· rank 132
Oronde Gadsden II at slot 171 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
R6.12
· Pick 187
· Smael Mondon Jr.
· LB
· rank 105
Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.34
· Pick 209
· Clay Webb
· OG
· rank 219
A premium they did not need to pay, Clay Webb a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.31
· Pick 247
· Jack Kiser
· LB
· rank 192
You do not let a linebacker like Jack Kiser reach the 247th pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.