COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys left with their quarterback, and a D to match.

by rocknron68 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 6 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future A

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Evan Anderson, 48 picks ahead of schedule. Put together, it is a D.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They have staked the next five years on J.J. McCarthy, which is the only story that really matters here.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The Bullock pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 23
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 25
In pick No. 24 they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 41
Kamari Lassiter is a better player than Round 2, Pick 24 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 73
Ja'Lynn Polk slid further than he should have, and the 81st overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.33 · Pick 96 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 87
The board had Trey Benson higher than pick 96, and the running back fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 111
Good price on Maason Smith in the 116th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Calen Bullock · S · rank 83
The board fumbled Calen Bullock all the way to slot 121, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 144
They paid up for Trevor Keegan at Round 4, Pick 36 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 165
Marist Liufau slipping to the 174th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.28 · Pick 203 · Logan Lee · DL · rank 211
Logan Lee at No. 203 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 203
Ryan Flournoy in the 216th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Evan Anderson · DL · rank 281
A real head-scratcher, Evan Anderson in pick No. 233 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Zion Logue · DL · rank 286
A wild overpay on Zion Logue in pick 244, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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