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RUN ON APR 12, 2024

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4/12a

  • robckeller DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

Nobody else had Nathaniel Watson anywhere near the 174th pick. The Cowboys did, by 40 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 24th pick they get a disruptive interior force at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cooper Beebe in Round 2, Pick 24. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Value with a capital V on Sedrick Van Pran in No. 87, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nathaniel Watson
A big swing on Nathaniel Watson at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Fabien Lovett reach the 216th overall pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
They read the board right and Jordan Magee was the payoff at pick No. 233. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A tidy bit of business in No. 244, where Frank Gore Jr. graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.