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Boke DRAFTING FOR THECowboys
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
C+
ValueC
NeedB
TradesC-
FutureB-
The Cowboys land in the muddy middle: C+. If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. KJ Jefferson at pick No. 171 is 122 spots clear of where he belonged. The final tally is a middling C+.
On value alone, Stutsman makes the weekend a net positive. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Cameron Williams
In slot 17 they get a blindside protector, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at Round 2, Pick 12. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick49
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Donovan Jackson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74
Rnd3
Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at pick 74 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76
Rnd3
Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at the 76th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick110
Rnd4
Nicholas Singleton
Nice patience on Nicholas Singleton, who had no business lasting to No. 110. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118
Rnd4
Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148
Rnd5
Zane Durant
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zane Durant well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick168
Rnd5
Danny Stutsman
Somehow Danny Stutsman was still sitting there in pick 168, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170
Rnd5
Sonny Styles
Taking Sonny Styles in the 170th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick171
Rnd5
KJ Jefferson
They reached into another round for KJ Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187
Rnd6
Xavier Nwankpa
They took Xavier Nwankpa at par in Round 6, Pick 12, which is nothing to complain about. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick192
Rnd6
Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick No. 192 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209
Rnd6
Jamaree Caldwell
A real head-scratcher, Jamaree Caldwell in slot 209 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247
Rnd7
Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard in pick No. 247 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.



















