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Players Gained
Harrison
Bryant
TE
Daniel
Faalele
OT
Jerry
Jeudy
WR
Jackson
Powers-Johnson
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Isaiah
Simmons
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Jonathan
Taylor
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Adam
Thielen
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Brandin
Cooks
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Dak
Prescott
QB
Dalvin
Cook
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Damien
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Ezekiel
Elliott
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Jalen
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D+
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureA+
The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: D+. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Anthony Belton at the 138th overall pick, roughly 107 spots before his name belonged. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.
The Ransom pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.
Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick Analysis
Pick13
Rnd1
Mason Graham
In the 13th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick15
Rnd1
Abdul Carter
In No. 15 they get juice off the edge. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
The board had Jalon Walker higher than pick No. 33, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick36
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in slot 36, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick45
Rnd2
Grey Zabel
A conviction pick on Grey Zabel at the 45th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick46
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker is a better player than Round 2, Pick 14 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick65
Rnd3
Jalen Royals
No drama and no debate, Jalen Royals went about where he belonged in No. 65. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick77
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
They let Alfred Collins come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 13. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93
Rnd3
Danny Stutsman
A tidy little value on Danny Stutsman in slot 93, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102
Rnd4
TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at the 102nd pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick116
Rnd4
Donovan Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Donovan Smith this early at the 116th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick117
Rnd4
Nicholas Singleton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 117. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123
Rnd4
Ajani Cornelius
The board fumbled Ajani Cornelius all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134
Rnd4
Daylen Everette
A quiet steal in pick 134: Daylen Everette for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135
Rnd4
Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in the 135th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136
Rnd4
Jaeden Roberts
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaeden Roberts well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138
Rnd4
Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in No. 138 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139
Rnd5
Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in pick No. 139 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick168
Rnd5
Raheim Sanders
A running back of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 30 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170
Rnd5
Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171
Rnd5
Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the 171st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick190
Rnd6
Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in slot 190 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.