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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D. There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Joe Milton III, 55 picks ahead of schedule. A D that will need time and luck to look better.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Cowboys indulged a want in Hunt while a need in tight end stayed open.
Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McGlothern.
In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.
Pick Analysis
Pick20
Rnd1
Laiatu Latu
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51
Rnd2
Keon Coleman
They let Keon Coleman come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56
Rnd2
Kingsley Suamataia
By-the-book stuff, Kingsley Suamataia at pick 56 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick64
Rnd2
Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in slot 64 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick84
Rnd3
Trey Benson
Trey Benson in pick No. 84 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87
Rnd3
Khyree Jackson
A reach for Khyree Jackson in the 87th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89
Rnd3
Braelon Allen
They liked Braelon Allen enough to skip the value, taking him in the 89th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick95
Rnd3
Zak Zinter
A conviction pick on Zak Zinter at No. 95 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98
Rnd3
Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in pick 98 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick110
Rnd4
Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at Round 4, Pick 10 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114
Rnd4
Matt Goncalves
No edge and no loss on Matt Goncalves in the 114th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136
Rnd4
Jalyx Hunt
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Jalyx Hunt while clear needs at tight end sat open.
Pick145
Rnd5
Joe Milton III
They reached a country mile for Joe Milton III at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147
Rnd5
Fabien Lovett
A wild overpay on Fabien Lovett in pick No. 147, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick153
Rnd5
Jaylan Ford
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylan Ford well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174
Rnd5
Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick233
Rnd7
Dominique Hampton
Dominique Hampton in slot 233 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.





















