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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D. There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for KJ Jefferson, 114 picks ahead of schedule. It grades a D, and the process earned it.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They banked enough surplus on Skattebo to cover a lot of smaller sins.
Shedeur Sanders is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Shedeur Sanders
In the 1st overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12
Rnd1
Abdul Carter
In slot 12 they get juice off the edge at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35
Rnd2
Tre Harris
Value with a capital V on Tre Harris in Round 2, Pick 3, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick44
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at No. 44 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74
Rnd3
Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at the 74th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76
Rnd3
Andrew Mukuba
Nothing to complain about; Andrew Mukuba went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick101
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at the 101st overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick109
Rnd4
Rylie Mills
A big swing on Rylie Mills at pick 109, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118
Rnd4
Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in Round 4, Pick 17 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148
Rnd5
Sonny Styles
Somehow Sonny Styles was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick168
Rnd5
Ja'Corey Brooks
They reached into another round for Ja'Corey Brooks, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 170th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173
Rnd5
KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson at slot 173 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick186
Rnd6
Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard in pick No. 186 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209
Rnd6
Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at pick 209 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247
Rnd7
Jimmy Horn Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jimmy Horn Jr. in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.




















