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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
A franchise passer in Dart headlines a D weekend for the Cowboys. Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent the 170th pick on Trey Moore, a name most had 123 spots down the list.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Jaxson Dart is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. It is not that Winston Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first.
They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That Mondon Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Jaxson Dart
In slot 12 they get their guy under center for the next decade, a steep price for the projection.
Pick26
Rnd1
Aireontae Ersery
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53
Rnd2
Jonah Savaiinaea
Nice patience on Jonah Savaiinaea, who had no business lasting to pick 53. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick55
Rnd2
Tre Harris
Tre Harris in pick No. 55 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick57
Rnd2
Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at Round 2, Pick 25 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76
Rnd3
Ashton Gillotte
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ashton Gillotte at No. 76. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick84
Rnd3
Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at Round 3, Pick 20 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86
Rnd3
Kevin Winston Jr.
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end to take Kevin Winston Jr., a safety that was not the priority.
Pick90
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 90th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100
Rnd3
Cam Skattebo
No drama and no debate, Cam Skattebo went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick110
Rnd4
Danny Stutsman
Taking Danny Stutsman in pick No. 110 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113
Rnd4
Raheim Sanders
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Raheim Sanders well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126
Rnd4
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached into another round for Dont'e Thornton Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150
Rnd5
Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 150 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170
Rnd5
Trey Moore
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trey Moore this early at Round 5, Pick 31. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick172
Rnd5
Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in No. 172 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174
Rnd5
JJ Pegues
A conviction pick on JJ Pegues at pick No. 174 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick190
Rnd6
Damien Martinez
Somehow Damien Martinez was still sitting there in pick 190, and they pounced on premier running back value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick211
Rnd6
Tosh Baker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tosh Baker. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249
Rnd7
Brandon Adams
A straight-up fair deal on Brandon Adams at the 249th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
































