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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB
The Cowboys let Knight Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: D. Somebody in Round 6, Pick 12 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while Demetrius Knight Jr., the No. 61 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Put together, it is a D.
They will need West to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick14
Rnd1
Wyatt Milum
In slot 14 they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37
Rnd2
Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the 37th overall pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at the 44th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick57
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick 57 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74
Rnd3
Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick No. 74 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76
Rnd3
Tez Johnson
They jumped the gun on Tez Johnson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
Somehow TreVeyon Henderson was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick116
Rnd4
Shemar Turner
A reach on Shemar Turner in Round 4, Pick 15; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150
Rnd5
Kevin Winston Jr.
Taking Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 150 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick170
Rnd5
JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 170th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick172
Rnd5
CJ West
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ West well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174
Rnd5
Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in pick 174 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick190
Rnd6
Demetrius Knight Jr.
They robbed the room for Demetrius Knight Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick211
Rnd6
Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick249
Rnd7
Cody Simon
Steal is underselling it; Cody Simon at the 249th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
























