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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story. 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 Tyler Batty in the 186th overall pick. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.
That Simon pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.
In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In the 12th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21
Rnd1
Josh Conerly Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get an anchor for the offensive line, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 44 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick52
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Donovan Jackson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57
Rnd2
Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in pick 57 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
The board had Alfred Collins higher than slot 76, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83
Rnd3
Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slipping to pick No. 83 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick121
Rnd4
Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
They will replay Cam Skattebo at slot 148 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick168
Rnd5
Tonka Hemingway
A big swing on Tonka Hemingway at pick 168, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170
Rnd5
Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in the 170th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173
Rnd5
Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks in No. 173 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186
Rnd6
Tyler Batty
They reached into another round for Tyler Batty, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick209
Rnd6
Cody Simon
Somehow Cody Simon was still sitting there in the 209th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247
Rnd7
Reuben Fatheree II
Reuben Fatheree II at slot 247 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.



















