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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: KJ Jefferson, 103 picks early at the Round 6 slot. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.
Jackson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.
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
Pick4
Rnd1
Cam Ward
In the 4th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12
Rnd1
Mason Graham
In slot 12 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick34
Rnd2
Tre Harris
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tre Harris at pick No. 34 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
They talked themselves into Donovan Jackson at Round 2, Pick 12, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57
Rnd2
Ajani Cornelius
They reached into another round for Ajani Cornelius, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick65
Rnd3
Tez Johnson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tez Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
Value with a capital V on Alfred Collins in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77
Rnd3
Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 77th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick103
Rnd4
Demetrius Knight Jr.
They will replay Demetrius Knight Jr. at No. 103 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109
Rnd4
TreVeyon Henderson
The board fumbled TreVeyon Henderson all the way to Round 4, Pick 8, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112
Rnd4
Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the 112th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148
Rnd5
Theo Wease Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Theo Wease Jr. in slot 148, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168
Rnd5
Sonny Styles
They barely believed it either: Sonny Styles still on the board at pick 168. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick170
Rnd5
Smael Mondon Jr.
Taking Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 170 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in slot 173 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick186
Rnd6
KJ Jefferson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for KJ Jefferson. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick209
Rnd6
Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham slipping to the 209th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248
Rnd7
Ja'Quinden Jackson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ja'Quinden Jackson in pick No. 248, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.



























