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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: D. The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 186th pick on Jamaree Caldwell a full 95 spots early. A D that will need time and luck to look better.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mondon Jr.. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Mukuba pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback and tight end.
For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick7
Rnd1
Mason Graham
In the 7th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12
Rnd1
Will Campbell
In pick 12 they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42
Rnd2
Emeka Egbuka
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emeka Egbuka in Round 2, Pick 10. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
You do not let a safety like Nick Emmanwori reach pick No. 44 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick57
Rnd2
Kyle McCord
They talked themselves into Kyle McCord at the 57th pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67
Rnd3
Jayden Higgins
They went early on Jayden Higgins in No. 67, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76
Rnd3
Jake Majors
They paid a round early for Jake Majors in the 76th overall pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92
Rnd3
Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in pick No. 92 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108
Rnd4
TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick109
Rnd4
Elijah Roberts
A real head-scratcher, Elijah Roberts in No. 109 is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick112
Rnd4
Andrew Mukuba
They bypassed pressing needs at cornerback and tight end to take Andrew Mukuba, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick148
Rnd5
Kobe King
Taking Kobe King in pick 148 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168
Rnd5
Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to Round 5, Pick 31, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170
Rnd5
Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. at the 170th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173
Rnd5
Amari Kight
Amari Kight in Round 5, Pick 36 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186
Rnd6
Jamaree Caldwell
Value said wait; Jamaree Caldwell in pick 186 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209
Rnd6
KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson at the 209th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248
Rnd7
Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard at No. 248 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.

























