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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
B+
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB
Giddens should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B+. The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: DJ Giddens, the No. 176 name on the board, in the 211th pick. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will need Kiser to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.
They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick Analysis
Pick14
Rnd1
Malaki Starks
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a downhill hitter at safety, reach and all.
Pick55
Rnd2
Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson is a better player than the 55th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76
Rnd3
Jack Bech
Jack Bech at pick No. 76 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80
Rnd3
Ozzy Trapilo
They liked Ozzy Trapilo enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 80. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86
Rnd3
Savion Williams
They paid up for Savion Williams at the 86th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick150
Rnd5
Mello Dotson
Nice patience on Mello Dotson, who had no business lasting to No. 150. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152
Rnd5
Darius Alexander
They will replay Darius Alexander at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170
Rnd5
Tyler Shough
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Shough at slot 170 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick172
Rnd5
Chase Lundt
No drama and no debate, Chase Lundt went about where he belonged in pick No. 172. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174
Rnd5
Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at the 174th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190
Rnd6
Ollie Gordon II
They let Ollie Gordon II come to them and pounced at pick 190. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick211
Rnd6
DJ Giddens
Taking DJ Giddens in the 211th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick249
Rnd7
Brandon Adams
They paid sticker price for Brandon Adams in Round 7, Pick 31, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.

















