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Boke DRAFTING FOR THECowboys
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB
Gray should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a D. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jaishawn Barham, 47 picks early at the 190th pick.
The Gray pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick14
Rnd1
Josh Simmons
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38
Rnd2
Emeka Egbuka
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emeka Egbuka at pick 38. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick53
Rnd2
Tre Harris
A clean, defensible pick in slot 53 with a little surplus value in Tre Harris. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick57
Rnd2
Xavier Watts
Nice patience on Xavier Watts, who had no business lasting to the 57th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick76
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
A reach on Donovan Jackson in the 76th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick 80 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84
Rnd3
Kyle Kennard
The board had Kyle Kennard higher than the 84th pick, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick105
Rnd4
Jordan Phillips
No drama and no debate, Jordan Phillips went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 4. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110
Rnd4
Savion Williams
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Savion Williams at slot 110 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113
Rnd4
Jalen Milroe
They read the board right and Jalen Milroe was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick150
Rnd5
Ajani Cornelius
Somehow Ajani Cornelius was still sitting there in No. 150, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152
Rnd5
JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick No. 152 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick170
Rnd5
Jaylen Reed
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Reed well ahead of where he belonged. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick172
Rnd5
Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 172nd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174
Rnd5
CJ West
CJ West in the 174th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190
Rnd6
Jaishawn Barham
A real head-scratcher, Jaishawn Barham in pick 190 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick211
Rnd6
Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at the Round 6 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick249
Rnd7
Joshua Gray
You do not let an offensive lineman like Joshua Gray reach pick No. 249 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.




























