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Boke DRAFTING FOR THECowboys
Draft Selections
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Players Gained
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D+
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story. The Cowboys spent real capital to be 33 picks early on J.J. Weaver, and the board is going to hold them to it.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The Gordon II pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick Analysis
Pick19
Rnd1
Abdul Carter
In the 19th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick26
Rnd1
Emery Jones Jr.
In the 26th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51
Rnd2
Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick58
Rnd2
Ajani Cornelius
They paid sticker price for Ajani Cornelius in slot 58, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick63
Rnd2
Drew Allar
Drew Allar slipping to Round 2, Pick 31 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick83
Rnd3
J. Michael Sturdivant
They paid a round early for J. Michael Sturdivant in No. 83, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90
Rnd3
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A reach for Jamon Dumas-Johnson in slot 90; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick91
Rnd3
Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at No. 91 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick93
Rnd3
Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard in Round 3, Pick 29 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122
Rnd4
Davison Igbinosun
They liked Davison Igbinosun enough to skip the value, taking him in the 122nd overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127
Rnd4
Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick 127 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick154
Rnd5
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick186
Rnd6
J.J. Weaver
They talked themselves into J.J. Weaver at pick No. 186, and the board did not agree. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.















