COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

by Tonywalthall · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 10 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B-

The Cowboys did not so much draft Hunter Nourzad as overpay for him, 64 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The Carson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 26
In pick 30 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.32 · Pick 32 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 48
A quiet steal in pick No. 56: Jonathon Brooks for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.29 · Pick 61 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
Nice patience on Edgerrin Cooper, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 110
Leonard Taylor III at slot 73 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
They talked themselves into Justin Eboigbe at the 87th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Hunter Nourzad · C · rank 159
Hunter Nourzad at the 95th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 100
Cam Hart is a better player than Round 4, Pick 13 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Steal is underselling it; Braelon Allen at pick No. 128 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 94
Taking Caelen Carson in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.28 · Pick 164 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 141
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 164th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Sione Vaki · S · rank 158
The board had Sione Vaki higher than No. 174, and the safety fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 203
A slide stopped in pick 216, with Julian Pearl worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 205
Jaylan Ford at slot 233 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 221
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jordan Magee in Round 7, Pick 24, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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