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Batcavecollections71 DRAFTING FOR THECowboys
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Cowboys turned the phones into found money: B+. Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent slot 211 on Joey Slackman, a name the board had a full 101 spots lower. The bottom line is a respectable B+.
Getting Lambert-Smith where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.
The Kris Jenkins deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44
Rnd2
Kaleb Johnson
They took Kaleb Johnson at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick49
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the 49th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76
Rnd3
Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in pick 76 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119
Rnd4
Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in the 119th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149
Rnd5
Brashard Smith
Somehow Brashard Smith was still sitting there in No. 149, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171
Rnd5
Hollin Pierce
Steal is underselling it; Hollin Pierce at Round 5, Pick 33 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197
Rnd6
Ajani Cornelius
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Ajani Cornelius in pick No. 197, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick204
Rnd6
Quincy Riley
Circle this one: Quincy Riley at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick208
Rnd6
Carson Vinson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Vinson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick211
Rnd6
Joey Slackman
A wild overpay on Joey Slackman in the 211th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239
Rnd7
Brady Cook
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brady Cook this early at pick 239. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247
Rnd7
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They robbed the room for KeAndre Lambert-Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
















