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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Mitch
Morse
C
Players traded away
Dak
Prescott
QB
Deuce
Vaughn
RB
Jalen
Brooks
WR
Johnathan
Hankins
DT
Leighton
Vander Esch
LB
Luke
Schoonmaker
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Micah
Parsons
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Michael
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D for the Cowboys. If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Marcus Harris at pick No. 181 is 56 spots clear of where he belonged.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Jayden Daniels
In pick 9 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick28
Rnd1
Kool-Aid McKinstry
They read the board right and Kool-Aid McKinstry was the payoff at the 28th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick36
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jordan Morgan in the 36th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40
Rnd2
Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick56
Rnd2
Cooper Beebe
They talked themselves into Cooper Beebe at pick No. 56, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66
Rnd3
Zach Frazier
No drama and no debate, Zach Frazier went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 2. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67
Rnd3
Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick75
Rnd3
Graham Barton
Graham Barton in No. 75 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87
Rnd3
Marist Liufau
A straight-up fair deal on Marist Liufau at pick No. 87, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90
Rnd3
Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis in slot 90 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick99
Rnd3
Ben Sinnott
A wild overpay on Ben Sinnott in the 99th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick100
Rnd3
Ainias Smith
The board had cheaper options than Ainias Smith at pick 100, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102
Rnd4
Bucky Irving
Nice patience on Bucky Irving, who had no business lasting to the 102nd pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105
Rnd4
Tykee Smith
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tykee Smith at Round 4, Pick 5. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick110
Rnd4
Zak Zinter
Value with a capital V on Zak Zinter in Round 4, Pick 10, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick122
Rnd4
Tommy Eichenberg
They took Tommy Eichenberg at par in pick No. 122, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124
Rnd4
Jordan Travis
A reach on Jordan Travis in the 124th pick; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141
Rnd5
Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at slot 141 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick142
Rnd5
Javon Foster
Javon Foster slipping to pick 142 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174
Rnd5
Kitan Oladapo
A tidy bit of business in No. 174, where Kitan Oladapo graded well above the range. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick181
Rnd6
Marcus Harris
Marcus Harris in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick183
Rnd6
Jase McClellan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jase McClellan this early at the 183rd overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188
Rnd6
Isaiah Neyor
Isaiah Neyor at the 188th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212
Rnd6
Joshua Cephus
They reached a country mile for Joshua Cephus at slot 212, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223
Rnd7
Maurice Smith
Value said wait; Maurice Smith in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225
Rnd7
Nathaniel Watson
They went early on Nathaniel Watson in Round 7, Pick 5, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226
Rnd7
Dwight McGlothern
They reached into another round for Dwight McGlothern, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick227
Rnd7
Matthew Jones
A reach for Matthew Jones in pick No. 227; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245
Rnd7
Mason Fairchild
Mason Fairchild in pick 245 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.