B
Dallas Cowboys
Grand theft in the 233rd pick: the Cowboys steal Dixon and grade out a B.
by Crazylife ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 3 steals
· 1 reaches
The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Johnny Dixon fell into No. 233.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Every board in the league had Hopper lower, and that gap is the story.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 24 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
No edge and no loss on Zach Frazier in the 56th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A conviction pick on Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 174 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They barely believed it either: Tahj Washington still on the board at the 216th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
You do not let a cornerback like Johnny Dixon reach pick 233 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Circle this one: Myles Harden at slot 244 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.