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Dallas Cowboys

A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B-.

by Tonywalthall · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades B
Future B-

The Cowboys bet big and early on Hunter Nourzad, 29 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Devonshire. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.32 · Pick 32 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
In the 32nd pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
Edgerrin Cooper at pick 56 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
They reached into another round for Braelon Allen, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 141
Ainias Smith in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 133
They took Christian Jones at par in pick No. 128, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Hunter Nourzad · C · rank 159
A wild overpay on Hunter Nourzad in the 130th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 144
Trevor Keegan at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 132
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at slot 134, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 184
A conviction pick on Jordan Jefferson at No. 174 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · M.J. Devonshire · CB · rank 190
M.J. Devonshire at the 216th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 220
JD Bertrand at the 233rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Marcellas Dial · CB · rank 243
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marcellas Dial. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
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