COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D.

by rocknron68 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future B+

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cowboys, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In pick 5 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A real need, handled.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 26
Graham Barton at Round 1, Pick 24 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
Brian Thomas Jr. slid further than he should have, and slot 37 is lovely value for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 32
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 56th overall pick, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 71
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylen Wright. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
No edge and no loss on Mike Sainristil in pick No. 69; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Gabriel Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 92
By-the-book stuff, Gabriel Murphy at the 87th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 160
Tykee Smith slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 213
Nothing to complain about; Nathaniel Watson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 233
Trevin Wallace in the 233rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 227
A slide stopped in No. 244, with Frank Gore Jr. worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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