B+
Dallas Cowboys
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cowboys and McGlothern: B+.
by Darth Dad ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Dwight McGlothern slide 55 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The cost of the Byrd reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Fair-plus on Kris Jenkins, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They paid a round early for Jaylen Wright in the 62nd overall pick, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They will replay Jermaine Burton at slot 87 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Marist Liufau in No. 174. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Dwight McGlothern at the 216th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Solomon Byrd at Round 7, Pick 13 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Kendall Milton at pick No. 244 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.