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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

by DC4L · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades B
Future B-

The war room fell hard for Jason Henderson, and it showed at No. 251: 28 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Tampa value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.4 · Pick 36 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 28
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 4, where Adonai Mitchell graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 43
Taking T.J. Tampa in pick 62 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.30 · Pick 93 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 93
Zak Zinter in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 103
Devontez Walker at the 104th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · James Williams · S · rank 129
They paid sticker price for James Williams in pick No. 130, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 132
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Justin Rogers. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 144
Payton Wilson in slot 133 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Shemar Turner · DL-EDGE · rank 134
A straight-up fair deal on Shemar Turner at No. 134, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Jack Nelson · OT · rank 173
Jack Nelson at pick No. 169 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 174
Nice patience on LaDarius Henderson, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 15. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 204
Curtis Jacobs is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.31 · Pick 251 · Jason Henderson · LB · rank 279
Jason Henderson at the 251st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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