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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: D.

by rocknron68 · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 8 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B+

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Johnny Dixon, the No. 181 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 244th overall pick. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

If Tagovailoa pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In No. 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 35
They took Jordan Morgan at par in pick No. 34, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 33
Circle this one: Adonai Mitchell at the 56th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 78
The board had Kris Abrams-Draine higher than pick No. 89, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 93
Bucky Irving in the 108th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 143
By-the-book stuff, Nelson Ceaser at No. 136 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Jamari Thrash · WR · rank 129
A slide stopped in pick 137, with Jamari Thrash worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 177
Ty'Ron Hopper in Round 5, Pick 37 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 153
Malik Mustapha in slot 182 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 186
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Jefferson. It fills a real need, too.
R6.28 · Pick 203 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 196
Jaylan Ford in pick No. 203 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Nathan Thomas · OT · rank 208
Nathan Thomas at slot 213 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 200
You do not let a tight end like Jared Wiley reach the 231st overall pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 224
Steal is underselling it; Frank Gore Jr. at No. 242 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 181
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 244 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 276
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Taulia Tagovailoa. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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