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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D-
ValueD
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys answered their biggest question with Beck. Grade: D-. The rest of the league had time to spare on Carson Beck; the Cowboys did not wait, grabbing him 70 spots ahead at the 12th overall pick. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.
Carson Beck gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The McNeil-Warren pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end still on the board.
A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.
In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Carson Beck
In No. 12 they get a long-term answer under center, a steep price for the projection.
Pick20
Rnd1
Matayo Uiagalelei
In pick No. 20 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36
Rnd2
Sonny Styles
They paid sticker price for Sonny Styles in slot 36, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67
Rnd3
Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74
Rnd3
Austin Siereveld
A reach on Austin Siereveld in Round 3, Pick 10; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75
Rnd3
Zakee Wheatley
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zakee Wheatley. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick77
Rnd3
Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in the 77th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick91
Rnd3
Nicholas Singleton
They took Nicholas Singleton at par in slot 91, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick102
Rnd4
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at safety with tight end open.
Pick109
Rnd4
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 109 on Kenyatta Jackson Jr. with tight end unsolved.
Pick112
Rnd4
Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at pick No. 112 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick150
Rnd5
Chase Roberts
Chase Roberts at the 150th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177
Rnd5
Lander Barton
They reached a country mile for Lander Barton at Round 5, Pick 39, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181
Rnd5
Lee Hunter
They reached into another round for Lee Hunter, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick221
Rnd7
Evan Stewart
Nice patience on Evan Stewart, who had no business lasting to pick 221. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225
Rnd7
Nolan Rucci
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nolan Rucci well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.

























