COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

by mtz1109 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent the 233rd overall pick on Evan Anderson, a name most had 50 spots down the list.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Harden makes the weekend a net positive.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 31
In the 27th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Jermaine Burton · WR · rank 56
They took Jermaine Burton at par in pick 57, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 87
Trey Benson in Round 3, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 123
A swing that ignored the value entirely, McKinnley Jackson well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 128
No drama and no debate, Isaac Guerendo went about where he belonged in pick No. 125. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 206
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylan Ford. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 234
Value said wait; Trevin Wallace in No. 216 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Myles Harden · CB · rank 210
A tidy bit of business in the 220th overall pick, where Myles Harden graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Darius Muasau · LB · rank 261
A real head-scratcher, Darius Muasau in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Evan Anderson · DL · rank 283
This one needs a full-page explanation: Evan Anderson in the 233rd pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 266
They talked themselves into Trey Taylor at pick No. 244, and the board did not agree. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
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