COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Dallas Cowboys

A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Cowboys get a C+.

by Draft Dealer · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades C+
Future D

The Jaylan Ford pick is the one that will follow the Cowboys into the fall. They took him 41 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

The Flournoy steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 30
In slot 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 23
They did well to land Amarius Mims in the 27th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 64
They took T'Vondre Sweat at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 73
Trey Benson at pick No. 87 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 119
Cedric Gray in the 126th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 183
Dwight McGlothern at pick 169 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 215
They talked themselves into Jaylan Ford at the 174th pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 195
You do not let a wide receiver like Ryan Flournoy reach pick No. 216 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 225
By-the-book stuff, Justin Rogers at pick 219 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 230
Nothing to complain about; Trey Taylor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Jordan Whittington · WR · rank 234
Jordan Whittington slid further than he should have, and the 244th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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