The draft is now complete, and the overanalyzing can begin. There were months of anticipation and projecting who the Dallas Cowboys would select in the 2023 NFL draft, much of which ended up being wrong.
Now it’s time to move on and grade what the Cowboys did with each of their eight picks. Smart football people will tell you it takes three years to fully evaluate a draft class, but who wants to wait that long? In this world of instant overreaction, Cowboys fans want to know if the team made good decisions.
Draft experts have their big boards, and so do teams, who don’t pay much attention to what outsiders think of who they select. If asked the Cowboys will impress upon the questioner each pick was the right choice. There’s little fun in agreeing with them, so here are pick grades for Dallas’ 2023 draft class.