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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB+
The Cowboys got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D. The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 38 spots for Tommy Eichenberg, and value like that does not grow back.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. On value alone, Johnson makes the weekend a net positive.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick11
Rnd1
JC Latham
In No. 11 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23
Rnd1
Quinyon Mitchell
In the 23rd overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24
Rnd1
Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a double-digit-sack hope. More want than need.
Pick27
Rnd1
Braden Fiske
In pick 27 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35
Rnd2
Edgerrin Cooper
They liked Edgerrin Cooper enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 35. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick56
Rnd2
Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66
Rnd3
T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 66th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick71
Rnd3
Blake Corum
They took Blake Corum at par in slot 71, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick87
Rnd3
Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in No. 87 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick90
Rnd3
Sedrick Van Pran
They paid sticker price for Sedrick Van Pran in pick No. 90, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104
Rnd4
Maason Smith
Maason Smith at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick108
Rnd4
Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the 108th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick129
Rnd4
Brenden Rice
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 29: Brenden Rice for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138
Rnd5
Christian Jones
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Christian Jones. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162
Rnd5
Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at pick 162 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174
Rnd5
Khristian Boyd
A reach on Khristian Boyd in the 174th overall pick; the board had better options right there. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick177
Rnd6
Dwight McGlothern
A straight-up fair deal on Dwight McGlothern at No. 177, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201
Rnd6
Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at Round 6, Pick 26 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232
Rnd7
Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson at slot 232 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick233
Rnd7
Michael Barrett
A wild overpay on Michael Barrett in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244
Rnd7
Jalen Sundell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jalen Sundell in pick No. 244, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.



























