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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

by nitebar · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 3 steals · 10 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future A+

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jaylan Ford in slot 159, a good 46 spots before the room expected him. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. However the rest shakes out, Pearl at that price is a win they earned.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 31
In No. 21 they get a blindside protector, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 32
In the 23rd overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 25
By-the-book stuff, Amarius Mims at the Round 1 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 48
A slide stopped in slot 56, with Jonathon Brooks worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 87 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Michael Pratt · QB · rank 140
They reached into another round for Michael Pratt, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · James Williams · LB · rank 124
James Williams at the 132nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 184
Jordan Jefferson at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.23 · Pick 159 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 205
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylan Ford in the 159th overall pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 196
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jase McClellan. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Bub Means · WR · rank 245
Bub Means at Round 6, Pick 41 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Ryan Watts · CB · rank 260
Ryan Watts at pick No. 230 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 204
Julian Pearl in slot 233 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Zion Logue · DL · rank 286
Zion Logue in No. 244 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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