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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB+
The Cowboys drew a line under the quarterback search with Sanders: D. The Cowboys looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Chip Trayanum at pick 186 regardless, 97 picks early.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
That Greene III pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick Analysis
Pick14
Rnd1
Shedeur Sanders
In No. 14 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick26
Rnd1
Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46
Rnd2
Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at the 46th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick58
Rnd2
Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in pick 58 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62
Rnd2
Nic Anderson
They liked Nic Anderson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78
Rnd3
Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 78th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90
Rnd3
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A conviction pick on Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the 90th pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick91
Rnd3
Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in the 91st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97
Rnd4
Shemar Turner
They went early on Shemar Turner in slot 97, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick122
Rnd4
Davison Igbinosun
A premium they did not need to pay, Davison Igbinosun a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick154
Rnd5
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at pick 154 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick186
Rnd6
Chip Trayanum
Chip Trayanum at pick No. 186 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.















