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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys drew a line under the quarterback search with Sanders: D. The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 159 spots for KJ Jefferson, and value like that does not grow back.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Martinez.
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.
Pick Analysis
Pick2
Rnd1
Shedeur Sanders
In pick 2 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick14
Rnd1
Wyatt Milum
In slot 14 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33
Rnd2
Kenneth Grant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kenneth Grant at No. 33 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick37
Rnd2
Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at pick No. 37 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 44th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick57
Rnd2
JT Tuimoloau
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where JT Tuimoloau graded well above the range. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick67
Rnd3
Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at pick No. 67 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
Somehow TreVeyon Henderson was still sitting there in the 74th overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76
Rnd3
Savion Williams
Savion Williams at the 76th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81
Rnd3
Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94
Rnd3
Ajani Cornelius
A big swing on Ajani Cornelius at No. 94, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103
Rnd4
Shemar Turner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Shemar Turner this early at slot 103. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick116
Rnd4
Danny Stutsman
They will replay Danny Stutsman at pick 116 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150
Rnd5
Jordan Hancock
They talked themselves into Jordan Hancock at Round 5, Pick 11, and the board did not agree. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick170
Rnd5
Kobe King
Steal is underselling it; Kobe King at the 170th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick172
Rnd5
Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders slipping to pick No. 172 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick174
Rnd5
JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in No. 174 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190
Rnd6
KJ Jefferson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, KJ Jefferson well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick211
Rnd6
Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at pick 211 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick249
Rnd7
Tosh Baker
Value said wait; Tosh Baker in slot 249 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.































