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Dallas Cowboys

Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a D- for the Cowboys.

by DealersChoice · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future C

The Cowboys spent real capital to be 41 picks early on Jaylan Ford, and the board is going to hold them to it. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In the 3rd overall pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 30
In pick 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 31
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 48
They liked Edgerrin Cooper enough to skip the value, taking him in the 35th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 45
Keon Coleman slid further than he should have, and pick No. 56 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 64
No edge and no loss on T'Vondre Sweat in No. 57; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 73
No drama and no debate, Trey Benson went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 2. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 65
Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 92
Cole Bishop at the 87th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 215
They reached into another round for Jaylan Ford, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Jordan Whittington · WR · rank 234
They reached a country mile for Jordan Whittington at pick 216, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Kendall Milton · RB · rank 245
Kendall Milton at the 233rd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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