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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
A passer of the future in Sanders, and a D, for the Cowboys. The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 124 spots for Tyler Batty, and value like that does not grow back.
Getting Mondon Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.
It is not that Styles is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick2
Rnd1
Shedeur Sanders
In the 2nd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at No. 33 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick44
Rnd2
Ajani Cornelius
They talked themselves into Ajani Cornelius at Round 2, Pick 12, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67
Rnd3
Andrew Mukuba
A straight-up fair deal on Andrew Mukuba at pick 67, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick74
Rnd3
Tez Johnson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tez Johnson this early at slot 74. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
Nice patience on Alfred Collins, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94
Rnd3
Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at Round 3, Pick 30 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102
Rnd4
Sonny Styles
A want over a need in the 102nd pick: Sonny Styles adds a safety while cornerback and tight end keeps waiting.
Pick107
Rnd4
Rylie Mills
Value said wait; Rylie Mills in slot 107 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109
Rnd4
TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 109 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112
Rnd4
Tory Horton
Tory Horton is a better player than pick 112 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130
Rnd4
DJ Campbell
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DJ Campbell. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick No. 148, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick168
Rnd5
KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170
Rnd5
Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in the 170th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173
Rnd5
Tyler Batty
A big swing on Tyler Batty at No. 173, well ahead of any board in the building. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick186
Rnd6
Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 186 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209
Rnd6
Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at pick 209 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248
Rnd7
Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at Round 7, Pick 32 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
























