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Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: D.
by rocknron68 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
Nobody had Jawhar Jordan this high, and it is not close. The Cowboys reached 35 spots to get him at slot 244. A D that will need time and luck to look better.
Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Laube at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
By-the-book stuff, Amarius Mims at slot 24 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Good price on DJ James in No. 56, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They read the board right and Xavier Worthy was the payoff at pick No. 68. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Calen Bullock at the 87th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A tidy bit of business in the 174th pick, where Dylan Laube graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Nice patience on Steele Chambers, who had no business lasting to No. 216. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Garret Greenfield at the 233rd pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A real head-scratcher, Jawhar Jordan in pick No. 244 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.