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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
C-
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a C-. The Cowboys spent real capital to be 70 picks early on Kedon Slovis, and the board is going to hold them to it. It washes out to a C-, no better and no worse.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.
If Troy Franklin and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick Analysis
Pick30
Rnd1
Troy Franklin
In slot 30 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60
Rnd2
Xavier Legette
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Legette at No. 60 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick64
Rnd2
Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell slipping to pick No. 64 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick87
Rnd3
Patrick Paul
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 24. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick88
Rnd3
Roger Rosengarten
The board had cheaper options than Roger Rosengarten at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick93
Rnd3
Braelon Allen
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braelon Allen in the 93rd overall pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick95
Rnd3
Zak Zinter
They paid up for Zak Zinter at the 95th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113
Rnd4
Cam Hart
Cam Hart at the 113th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128
Rnd4
Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130
Rnd4
Tommy Eichenberg
They paid a round early for Tommy Eichenberg in pick 130, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174
Rnd5
Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at No. 174 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202
Rnd6
Jaylan Ford
A conviction pick on Jaylan Ford at pick No. 202 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick216
Rnd6
Jaylen Harrell
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Harrell in Round 6, Pick 41, and that is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick233
Rnd7
Kedon Slovis
They reached a country mile for Kedon Slovis at slot 233, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.


















