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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys left with their quarterback, and a D to match. Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Chase Roberts at the 112th pick is 44 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Whatever Ty Simpson becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.
It is not that Jackson Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.
They banked enough surplus on Hunter to cover a lot of smaller sins.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick11
Rnd1
Ty Simpson
In the 11th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12
Rnd1
Caleb Downs
Value with a capital V on Caleb Downs in slot 12, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick20
Rnd1
Caleb Banks
They went early on Caleb Banks in Round 1, Pick 20, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick43
Rnd2
Sonny Styles
Nothing to complain about; Sonny Styles went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick60
Rnd2
Caleb Tiernan
They took Caleb Tiernan at par in pick No. 60, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74
Rnd3
Julian Neal
No edge and no loss on Julian Neal in pick 74; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick75
Rnd3
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 75 on Kenyatta Jackson Jr. with tight end unsolved.
Pick87
Rnd3
Lee Hunter
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Lee Hunter at Round 3, Pick 23. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90
Rnd3
Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at pick 90 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick91
Rnd3
Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in pick No. 91 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109
Rnd4
Jalon Kilgore
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jalon Kilgore at safety with tight end open.
Pick112
Rnd4
Chase Roberts
This one needs a full-page explanation: Chase Roberts in No. 112, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick151
Rnd5
Vincent Anthony Jr.
A wild overpay on Vincent Anthony Jr. in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick178
Rnd5
Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III at the 178th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick215
Rnd6
J. Michael Sturdivant
They jumped the gun on J. Michael Sturdivant, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick221
Rnd7
Isaac Smith
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac Smith. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick225
Rnd7
Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack in the 225th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
























