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Best Cowboy Draft Ever 112
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hcprez1 DRAFTING FOR THECowboys
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
B
ValueB-
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureC
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B. When the story of this class is written, it opens with Will Howard at the 99th overall pick, a reach of 138 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
The Sampson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Abdul Carter
In the 25th pick they get a bendy edge with upside at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49
Rnd2
Logan Brown
Logan Brown in slot 49 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick51
Rnd2
Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in No. 51 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick56
Rnd2
Derrick Harmon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Derrick Harmon at the 56th overall pick is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at Round 3, Pick 11 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick79
Rnd3
Jake Majors
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jake Majors in pick No. 79. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83
Rnd3
Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in the 83rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick88
Rnd3
Deone Walker
They reached into another round for Deone Walker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98
Rnd3
Riley Leonard
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Riley Leonard. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99
Rnd3
Will Howard
A big swing on Will Howard at No. 99, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126
Rnd4
Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in slot 126, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149
Rnd5
Kaleb Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Kaleb Johnson at Round 5, Pick 11 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick154
Rnd5
Dylan Sampson
Taking Dylan Sampson in the 154th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick158
Rnd5
TreVeyon Henderson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, TreVeyon Henderson in pick 158, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159
Rnd5
Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at slot 159 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166
Rnd5
Danny Stutsman
You do not let a linebacker like Danny Stutsman reach the 166th pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169
Rnd5
Hunter Wohler
A wild overpay on Hunter Wohler in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick170
Rnd5
Daylen Everette
No edge and no loss on Daylen Everette in pick No. 170; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171
Rnd5
Gentry Williams
They talked themselves into Gentry Williams at No. 171, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.


























