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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D-
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB-
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D-. Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent pick No. 233 on J.J. Weaver, a name the board had a full 84 spots lower. Put together, it is a D-.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Adding Malik Willis by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.
In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.
Pick Analysis
Pick7
Rnd1
Rome Odunze
In pick 7 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24
Rnd1
Amarius Mims
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25
Rnd1
Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 25th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38
Rnd2
Jonathon Brooks
A reach for Jonathon Brooks in No. 38; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick56
Rnd2
Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 24, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87
Rnd3
Khyree Jackson
They liked Khyree Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 87th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick132
Rnd4
Jordan Jefferson
They reached a country mile for Jordan Jefferson at Round 4, Pick 32, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173
Rnd5
Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at No. 173 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174
Rnd5
Jase McClellan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jase McClellan well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182
Rnd6
Curtis Jacobs
A conviction pick on Curtis Jacobs at the 182nd pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216
Rnd6
Bub Means
A wild overpay on Bub Means in slot 216, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233
Rnd7
J.J. Weaver
They reached into another round for J.J. Weaver, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick244
Rnd7
Ryan Watts
The board had cheaper options than Ryan Watts at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.














