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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
Manning is the Cowboys' new face under center. Grade: D. Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent Round 4, Pick 10 on Elijah Paige, a name most had 64 spots down the list. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.
Everything downstream of Arch Manning depends on Arch Manning, and the building knows it. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.
The Washington pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick Analysis
Pick7
Rnd1
Arch Manning
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get the face of the franchise, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick20
Rnd1
Leonard Moore
They paid sticker price for Leonard Moore in pick No. 20, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38
Rnd2
Trey'Dez Green
Nice patience on Trey'Dez Green, who had no business lasting to the 38th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick42
Rnd2
A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington in slot 42 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick44
Rnd2
Ryan Wingo
They went early on Ryan Wingo in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick63
Rnd2
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
They reached a country mile for Quincy Rhodes Jr. at the 63rd pick, and the board is aghast. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick65
Rnd3
Bray Hubbard
They took Bray Hubbard at par in No. 65, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick69
Rnd3
Bear Alexander
They did well to land Bear Alexander in the 69th pick, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78
Rnd3
Ben Roberts
A conviction pick on Ben Roberts at slot 78 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87
Rnd3
LJ Martin
They talked themselves into LJ Martin at pick No. 87, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick111
Rnd4
Elijah Paige
Elijah Paige in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125
Rnd4
Melkart Abou Jaoude
Melkart Abou Jaoude at pick 125 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick146
Rnd5
Brandon Inniss
A straight-up fair deal on Brandon Inniss at the 146th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.


























