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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys answered their biggest question with Sanders. Grade: D. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Brady Cook at No. 148, roughly 94 spots before his name belonged.
On value alone, Sanders makes the weekend a net positive. Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick Analysis
Pick2
Rnd1
Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders at the 2nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick12
Rnd1
Tre Harris
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a go-to option on the outside, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Donovan Jackson this early at slot 33. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick67
Rnd3
Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at pick 67 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74
Rnd3
Tyleik Williams
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 74th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76
Rnd3
Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at pick No. 76 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick93
Rnd3
Tez Johnson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tez Johnson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103
Rnd4
Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at the 103rd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick110
Rnd4
Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton is a better player than pick 110 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148
Rnd5
Brady Cook
A big swing on Brady Cook at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick168
Rnd5
Jay Higgins
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jay Higgins in slot 168, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170
Rnd5
Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at No. 170 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick171
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
They barely believed it either: Cam Skattebo still on the board at Round 5, Pick 34. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick187
Rnd6
Xavier Nwankpa
No edge and no loss on Xavier Nwankpa in the 187th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick209
Rnd6
Raheim Sanders
They robbed the room for Raheim Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick247
Rnd7
Will Sheppard
They reached into another round for Will Sheppard, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.






















