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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB-
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Barryn Sorrell at No. 168, roughly 123 spots before his name belonged. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sanders. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.
It is not that Winston Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
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
Pick20
Rnd1
Cameron Williams
In the 20th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in Round 2, Pick 12 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick51
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
They reached into another round for Donovan Jackson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57
Rnd2
Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
Nice patience on Alfred Collins, who had no business lasting to slot 76. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85
Rnd3
Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at pick 85 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109
Rnd4
TreVeyon Henderson
Somehow TreVeyon Henderson was still sitting there in the 109th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
A curious use of slot 112. Cornerback and tight end needed the pick; a safety in Kevin Winston Jr. did not.
Pick148
Rnd5
Sonny Styles
They will replay Sonny Styles at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick168
Rnd5
Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at pick 168 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick170
Rnd5
Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 170 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173
Rnd5
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 5, Pick 36 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186
Rnd6
CJ West
They paid up for CJ West at the 186th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick189
Rnd6
Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at pick No. 189 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick205
Rnd6
KJ Jefferson
They reached a country mile for KJ Jefferson at the 205th pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209
Rnd6
Kobe King
You do not let a linebacker like Kobe King reach pick 209 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248
Rnd7
Raheim Sanders
They barely believed it either: Raheim Sanders still on the board at the 248th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.






















