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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
C+
ValueB-
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureA+
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Bassa: C+. This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jeffrey Bassa, the No. 132 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 31. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.
Mertz has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
It is not that Burch is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first.
Hit on Josaiah Stewart and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick Analysis
Pick32
Rnd1
Josaiah Stewart
A real head-scratcher, Josaiah Stewart in the 32nd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick66
Rnd3
Omarion Hampton
The board fumbled Omarion Hampton all the way to Round 3, Pick 2, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76
Rnd3
Jordan Burch
A curious use of pick 76. Cornerback and tight end needed the pick; an edge rusher in Jordan Burch did not.
Pick121
Rnd4
Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at No. 121 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick150
Rnd5
JJ Pegues
They talked themselves into JJ Pegues at the 150th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick170
Rnd5
Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick No. 170 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick172
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach slot 172 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick174
Rnd5
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A wild overpay on KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick197
Rnd6
Smael Mondon Jr.
They will replay Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 197 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249
Rnd7
Jeffrey Bassa
Somehow Jeffrey Bassa was still sitting there in pick No. 249, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick256
Rnd7
Graham Mertz
They left a pile of value on the table to take Graham Mertz this early at the Round 7 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.