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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D. You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Will Sheppard in the 209th pick. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.
Getting Perkins Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Tre Harris
In pick 8 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick11
Rnd1
Will Campbell
In pick No. 11 they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38
Rnd2
T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick42
Rnd2
Nic Scourton
They paid a round early for Nic Scourton in No. 42, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick70
Rnd3
Drew Allar
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drew Allar this early at Round 3, Pick 6. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick71
Rnd3
Sonny Styles
They robbed the room for Sonny Styles here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick73
Rnd3
Kenneth Grant
A tidy little value on Kenneth Grant in slot 73, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick96
Rnd3
Elic Ayomanor
They paid sticker price for Elic Ayomanor in pick 96, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick107
Rnd4
Brady Cook
Brady Cook in No. 107 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick109
Rnd4
Alfred Collins
The board had Alfred Collins higher than the Round 4 slot, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick113
Rnd4
Danny Stutsman
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 12: Danny Stutsman for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149
Rnd5
Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 149th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169
Rnd5
Donovan Jackson
They paid up for Donovan Jackson at the 169th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170
Rnd5
Harold Perkins Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 170 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick171
Rnd5
Raheim Sanders
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Raheim Sanders in the 171st pick, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick186
Rnd6
Xavier Nwankpa
Fair-plus on Xavier Nwankpa, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick209
Rnd6
Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard at pick No. 209 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.






















