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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D+
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
Sanders is the Cowboys' new face under center. Grade: D+. You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Trey Moore in the 103rd overall pick. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Singleton. They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The Winston Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback and tight end.
Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.
Pick Analysis
Pick2
Rnd1
Shedeur Sanders
In pick 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33
Rnd2
Mason Graham
Mason Graham at the Round 2 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in No. 44 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick67
Rnd3
Ajani Cornelius
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ajani Cornelius this early at the 67th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76
Rnd3
Tez Johnson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tez Johnson in slot 76, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81
Rnd3
Jake Majors
Jake Majors at Round 3, Pick 17 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93
Rnd3
Zane Durant
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zane Durant. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103
Rnd4
Trey Moore
They reached into another round for Trey Moore, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick118
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
A curious use of slot 118. Cornerback and tight end needed the pick; a safety in Kevin Winston Jr. did not.
Pick148
Rnd5
Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in pick No. 148 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168
Rnd5
Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in No. 168 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170
Rnd5
Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in pick 170 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.
Pick171
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 171st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187
Rnd6
KJ Jefferson
Value said wait; KJ Jefferson in pick 187 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick209
Rnd6
Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247
Rnd7
Jimmy Horn Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jimmy Horn Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.





















