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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D-
ValueC
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Leonard: D-. The Cowboys spent real capital to be 35 picks early on Dani Dennis-Sutton, and the board is going to hold them to it.
Getting Leonard where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.
The Cowboys indulged a want in Gillotte while a need in cornerback and tight end stayed open.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick22
Rnd1
Luther Burden III
In the 22nd pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35
Rnd2
Wyatt Milum
By-the-book stuff, Wyatt Milum at Round 2, Pick 3 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick45
Rnd2
Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at pick 45 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick53
Rnd2
Nicholas Singleton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nicholas Singleton well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68
Rnd3
Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at the 68th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76
Rnd3
Ashton Gillotte
A curious use of pick 76. Cornerback and tight end needed the pick; an edge rusher in Ashton Gillotte did not.
Pick84
Rnd3
Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson at pick No. 84 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112
Rnd4
Jonah Savaiinaea
They will replay Jonah Savaiinaea at slot 112 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155
Rnd5
Antwane Wells Jr.
They took Antwane Wells Jr. at par in Round 5, Pick 17, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169
Rnd5
Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick170
Rnd5
Xzavier Henderson
Xzavier Henderson in No. 170 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171
Rnd5
Dasan McCullough
They reached a country mile for Dasan McCullough at the 171st pick, and the board is aghast. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick192
Rnd6
Nazir Stackhouse
A conviction pick on Nazir Stackhouse at Round 6, Pick 17 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick208
Rnd6
Kamari Wilson
Kamari Wilson in No. 208 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.

















