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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
A-
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Howard: A-. Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Will Howard, the No. 108 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 5 slot. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.
The cost of the Briningstool reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.
The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.
In the end it comes back to Ashton Jeanty, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick Analysis
Pick15
Rnd1
Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 15 they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44
Rnd2
Tre Harris
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tre Harris. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76
Rnd3
Xavier Watts
Taking Xavier Watts in the 76th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick116
Rnd4
Smael Mondon Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in slot 116 with a little surplus value in Smael Mondon Jr.. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick150
Rnd5
Joshua Farmer
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 150th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170
Rnd5
Logan Brown
They read the board right and Logan Brown was the payoff at No. 170. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172
Rnd5
Will Howard
Circle this one: Will Howard at pick 172 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174
Rnd5
Cobee Bryant
No drama and no debate, Cobee Bryant went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 35. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190
Rnd6
Jake Briningstool
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jake Briningstool well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191
Rnd6
JJ Pegues
They let JJ Pegues come to them and pounced at the 191st overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211
Rnd6
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board fumbled Dont'e Thornton Jr. all the way to Round 6, Pick 33, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244
Rnd7
Garrett Dellinger
A real head-scratcher, Garrett Dellinger in pick No. 244 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249
Rnd7
Quinn Carroll
They reached a country mile for Quinn Carroll at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.