COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys let Devonshire fall into their laps, and walked away with a D-.

by Hartjab · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

Somebody took the Cowboys to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

Devonshire at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Reaching for Eichenberg left real value on the table behind him.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 25
In pick 23 they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 29
In slot 26 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 32
In the 27th pick they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 45
They jumped the gun on T'Vondre Sweat, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 31
Fair-plus on Adonai Mitchell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
A reach on Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 81
Good price on Kris Abrams-Draine in No. 87, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 91
Bucky Irving at the 89th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Braelon Allen in slot 108 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
A reach for Tommy Eichenberg in the 129th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 163
Walter Rouse at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Evan Williams · S · rank 214
Evan Williams in pick No. 216 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · M.J. Devonshire · CB · rank 190
The board fumbled M.J. Devonshire all the way to pick 233, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Jordan Whittington · WR · rank 248
No edge and no loss on Jordan Whittington in Round 7, Pick 24; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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