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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. The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 64 spots for Dani Dennis-Sutton, and value like that does not grow back. A D that will need time and luck to look better.
That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick14
Rnd1
Tre Harris
In No. 14 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick26
Rnd1
Jonah Savaiinaea
A premium they did not need to pay, Jonah Savaiinaea a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick45
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
They will replay Nick Emmanwori at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick59
Rnd2
Drew Allar
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drew Allar this early at the 59th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67
Rnd3
Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in slot 67 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76
Rnd3
Dani Dennis-Sutton
A big swing on Dani Dennis-Sutton at Round 3, Pick 12, well ahead of any board in the building. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick90
Rnd3
Deone Walker
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 90 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128
Rnd4
Nicholas Singleton
Circle this one: Nicholas Singleton at the 128th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick151
Rnd5
Danny Stutsman
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Danny Stutsman in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168
Rnd5
Ricky White III
They reached into another round for Ricky White III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170
Rnd5
Tonka Hemingway
They reached a country mile for Tonka Hemingway at slot 170, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171
Rnd5
Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in pick No. 171 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick190
Rnd6
Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in Round 6, Pick 15 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209
Rnd6
Brennan Presley
Brennan Presley at the 209th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.


















