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Players Gained
Jonathon
Brooks
RB
Junior
Colson
LB
Ja'Tavion
Sanders
TE
Dallas
Turner
LB
Players traded away
Brock
Mogensen
LB
Dak
Prescott
QB
Donovan
Wilson
S
Jake
Ferguson
TE
Jalen
Brooks
WR
John
Stephens Jr.
WR
Jonathan
Mingo
WR
Luke
Schoonmaker
TE
Malik
Hooker
S
Mazi
Smith
DT
Micah
Parsons
LB
Nick
Vigil
LB
Princeton
Fant
TE
Sam
Williams
DE
Terence
Steele
OT
Tyrus
Wheat
DE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
F
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureD-
The Cowboys jumped the board for Griffith and paid for it: F. There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Thor Griffith a full 126 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It bottoms out at a F.
That Neal pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.
It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. The Cowboys clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Will Campbell
In pick 12 they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick13
Rnd1
Cameron Williams
In the 13th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick22
Rnd1
Jack Sawyer
In pick No. 22 they get juice off the edge at fair value. More want than need.
Pick30
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
A slide stopped in No. 33, with Nick Emmanwori worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick37
Rnd2
Tyleik Williams
They jumped the gun on Tyleik Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick40
Rnd2
JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau at the Round 2 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick44
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at slot 44 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick46
Rnd2
Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at pick 46 is a fall that decides a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick61
Rnd2
Zy Alexander
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zy Alexander. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77
Rnd3
Deone Walker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Deone Walker in the 77th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick78
Rnd3
Jayden Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jayden Higgins at the 78th pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93
Rnd3
Jake Majors
No drama and no debate, Jake Majors went about where he belonged in pick No. 93. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95
Rnd3
Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in Round 3, Pick 31 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick98
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at the 98th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99
Rnd3
Malachi Moore
Taking Malachi Moore in Round 3, Pick 35 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick102
Rnd4
Nicholas Singleton
They took Nicholas Singleton at par in slot 102, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104
Rnd4
Tez Johnson
Value with a capital V on Tez Johnson in the 104th overall pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105
Rnd4
Jack Bech
They let Jack Bech come to them and pounced at No. 105. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick107
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
Nice patience on Kevin Winston Jr., who had no business lasting to pick No. 107. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick114
Rnd4
Will Howard
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Will Howard. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick118
Rnd4
Luke Kandra
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Luke Kandra at pick 118 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130
Rnd4
Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. is a better player than Round 4, Pick 29 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick136
Rnd4
Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick141
Rnd5
Thor Griffith
A real head-scratcher, Thor Griffith in slot 141 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick145
Rnd5
Gabe Jacas
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gabe Jacas well ahead of where he belonged. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick148
Rnd5
Jaylin Noel
They did well to land Jaylin Noel in pick 148, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick162
Rnd5
JJ Pegues
They liked JJ Pegues enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 162. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165
Rnd5
Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 165th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166
Rnd5
Kyle McCord
They talked themselves into Kyle McCord at No. 166, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick168
Rnd5
Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier in No. 168 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170
Rnd5
DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in the 170th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177
Rnd6
Devin Neal
They robbed the room for Devin Neal here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick178
Rnd6
Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. at pick No. 178 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick182
Rnd6
Elijhah Badger
A big swing on Elijhah Badger at Round 6, Pick 7, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189
Rnd6
Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 189th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick191
Rnd6
Jimmy Horn Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jimmy Horn Jr. this early at the Round 6 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick209
Rnd6
Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in slot 209, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick248
Rnd7
Jamaree Caldwell
They reached into another round for Jamaree Caldwell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick249
Rnd7
Akheem Mesidor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Akheem Mesidor in pick 249, miles early. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick251
Rnd7
Micah Morris
The board had cheaper options than Micah Morris at slot 251, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254
Rnd7
Oscar Delp
By-the-book stuff, Oscar Delp at the 254th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick255
Rnd7
Javontez Spraggins
Javontez Spraggins at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.