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 Greatness · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future C+

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent Round 7, Pick 22 on Dwight McGlothern, a name the board had a full 46 spots lower.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while quarterback and tight end went begging.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Wright pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 25
In pick 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 34
In pick No. 27 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. More want than need.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 58
This one needs a full-page explanation: T'Vondre Sweat in No. 35, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 59
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in Round 2, Pick 24, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 66
They took Ruke Orhorhoro at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 75
A reach on Cooper Beebe in slot 67; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 71
Junior Colson at the 68th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 86
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and tight end to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 113
A big swing on Leonard Taylor III at slot 87, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 121
A surprising call. With quarterback and tight end still to address, they spent pick No. 88 on Darius Robinson, an edge rusher they were not short of.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 96
Tykee Smith in Round 4, Pick 1 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 163
They read the board right and Jaylen Wright was the payoff at the 173rd overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 208
They did well to land Christian Jones in the Round 6 slot, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 220
Omar Speights in No. 222 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Isaiah Neyor · WR · rank 233
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah Neyor at Round 7, Pick 11, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 288
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dwight McGlothern. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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