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Dallas Cowboys

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

by bobbo · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

The phones were a trap the Cowboys kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. Reaching for Thomas left real value on the table behind him. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Pearl falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 22
Troy Fautanu at the 26th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 45
A reach for T'Vondre Sweat in slot 37; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 41
A tidy little value on Kamari Lassiter in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
Fair-plus on Edgerrin Cooper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Malik Washington · WR · rank 93
They took Malik Washington at par in pick 87, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 90
They paid sticker price for Bucky Irving in No. 89, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 98
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Mahogany at pick No. 100, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jarrian Jones in No. 139. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 162
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Thomas this early at the 140th pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 183
They went early on Jordan Jefferson in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 203
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ryan Flournoy in pick 216. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 204
Julian Pearl in pick No. 233 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Solomon Byrd · DE-EDGE · rank 257
The board had cheaper options than Solomon Byrd at the 244th overall pick, and it noticed. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
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