COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys answered their biggest question with McCarthy. Grade: D.

by Grumpy · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 2 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent slot 244 on Matt Lee, a name the board had a full 31 spots lower. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The whole projection now runs through J.J. McCarthy; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Landing Colson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · JC Latham · OT · rank 15
In pick No. 24 they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in Round 1, Pick 27, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
They paid a round early for Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 52
The board had Junior Colson higher than slot 67, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 79
A premium they did not need to pay, Brandon Dorlus a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 87
Trey Benson at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 98
They jumped the gun on Christian Mahogany, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 111
A reach for Maason Smith in slot 100; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 123
They reached a country mile for McKinnley Jackson at the 104th pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
Tommy Eichenberg at Round 5, Pick 16 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Dillon Johnson · RB · rank 167
Dillon Johnson at No. 174 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 212
Fair-plus on Nathaniel Watson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 235
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Barrett at pick No. 233, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Matt Lee · C · rank 275
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Matt Lee well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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