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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureA+
Quarterback settled, Milroe in the fold, and a D for the Cowboys. The Cowboys torched the value chart for Blake Miller, taking him 79 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Barton. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.
So much rides on Jalen Milroe that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Spending an early pick on safety with cornerback and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick6
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
They paid sticker price for Tetairoa McMillan in the Round 1 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick14
Rnd1
Jalen Milroe
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get the arm they will build around, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in No. 37, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick45
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Donovan Jackson well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick75
Rnd3
Blake Miller
They reached into another round for Blake Miller, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins slid further than he should have, and the 76th pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104
Rnd4
Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick No. 104 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick116
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Kevin Winston Jr. at safety with cornerback and tight end open.
Pick119
Rnd4
Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151
Rnd5
Nicholas Singleton
They robbed the room for Nicholas Singleton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick168
Rnd5
Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 168 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170
Rnd5
Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. at the 170th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171
Rnd5
Tonka Hemingway
They reached a country mile for Tonka Hemingway at Round 5, Pick 33, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189
Rnd6
Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in pick 189 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209
Rnd6
Taylen Green
Taylen Green at the 209th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248
Rnd7
Lander Barton
Taking Lander Barton in Round 7, Pick 34 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.




















