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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a D weekend for the Cowboys. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jamaree Caldwell, 105 picks early at the 171st pick. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.
That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Whatever Shedeur Sanders becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.
The Cowboys indulged a want in Winston Jr. while a need in cornerback and tight end stayed open.
A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Shedeur Sanders
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick15
Rnd1
Tre Harris
In pick 15 they get a home-run threat at receiver, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at No. 35 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick46
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
They reached into another round for Donovan Jackson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72
Rnd3
Ajani Cornelius
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ajani Cornelius this early at the 72nd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77
Rnd3
Dani Dennis-Sutton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dani Dennis-Sutton well ahead of where he belonged. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick107
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 107 on Kevin Winston Jr. with cornerback and tight end unsolved.
Pick119
Rnd4
Danny Stutsman
Steal is underselling it; Danny Stutsman at the 119th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152
Rnd5
Theo Wease Jr.
Value said wait; Theo Wease Jr. in No. 152 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168
Rnd5
Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at pick 168 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick170
Rnd5
Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171
Rnd5
Jamaree Caldwell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamaree Caldwell in pick No. 171, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190
Rnd6
Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at Round 6, Pick 15 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick209
Rnd6
Ja'Quinden Jackson
Somehow Ja'Quinden Jackson was still sitting there in the 209th overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248
Rnd7
Shilo Sanders
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Shilo Sanders at pick No. 248. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.



















