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12DEC2024
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Pastor DRAFTING FOR THECowboys
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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1
(LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Joel
Bitonio
OG
Daniel
Faalele
OT
Javon
Hargrave
DT
Jerry
Jeudy
WR
Jackson
Powers-Johnson
C
Isaiah
Simmons
S
Adam
Thielen
WR
Carson
Wentz
QB
Players traded away
Brandin
Cooks
WR
Dak
Prescott
QB
Dakoda
Shepley
OT
Dalvin
Cook
RB
Damien
Wilson
LB
Darius
Harris
LB
Durrell
Johnson
DE
Earl
Bostick Jr.
OT
Ezekiel
Elliott
RB
Kemon
Hall
CB
KJ
Henry
DE
Malik
Davis
RB
Nathan
Thomas
OT
Princeton
Fant
TE
Racey
McMath
WR
Royce
Freeman
RB
Snoop
Conner
RB
Trey
Lance
QB
Tyron
Johnson
WR
Tyrus
Wheat
DE
Viliami
Fehoko Jr.
DE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D+
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
Singleton should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a D+. Call it larceny. Nicholas Singleton sat on the board until Round 5, Pick 30, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will need Everette to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
The Cowboys paired the rookies with proven help, Jerry Jeudy leading the way.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick7
Rnd1
Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 7 they get a workhorse for the backfield. A real need, handled.
Pick15
Rnd1
Mykel Williams
In slot 15 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick21
Rnd1
Jalon Walker
In the 21st overall pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nick Emmanwori in Round 2, Pick 2. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick38
Rnd2
Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at the Round 2 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick52
Rnd2
Tate Ratledge
Taking Tate Ratledge in pick 52 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
A reasonable price with a little left over, Alfred Collins in No. 65. It fills a real need, too.
Pick72
Rnd3
Jalen Royals
They did well to land Jalen Royals in the 72nd pick, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76
Rnd3
Deone Walker
Deone Walker in Round 3, Pick 12 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87
Rnd3
Danny Stutsman
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Danny Stutsman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95
Rnd3
Daylen Everette
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Daylen Everette. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104
Rnd4
Gunnar Helm
Somehow Gunnar Helm was still sitting there in slot 104, and they pounced on premier tight end value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick168
Rnd5
Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in No. 168 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.