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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
C+
ValueC-
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cowboys landed square in the muddy middle: C+. There is reaching, and then there is Sonny Styles at pick 12. The Cowboys jumped the board by 25 and dared it to prove them wrong. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.
Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
If Sonny Styles and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
In the 12th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20
Rnd1
Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in the Round 1 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.


