COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys bet the future on McCarthy. The board says D.

by grmjr · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 0 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future A+

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 32 spots for Ben Sinnott, and value like that does not grow back. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

Whatever J.J. McCarthy becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
In pick 27 they get a passer to set the clock by, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 60
They took T'Vondre Sweat at par in pick No. 56, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in the 75th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 96
Tyler Davis at No. 87 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 120
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 110th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 143
They reached into another round for Ben Sinnott, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 130
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on MarShawn Lloyd. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 177
Jaylan Ford at pick 174 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 217
No edge and no loss on Jase McClellan in the 212th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 240
Nathaniel Watson in No. 245 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
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