https://www.footballoutsiders.com/walkthrough/2022/mike-taniers-2022-draft-not-grades
Dallas Cowboys
Improved Roster: A
Used Resources Well: B
Met Needs: C
FINAL PPA: B
I admire the Cowboys' bourbon-drenched, draft-board-peepshow approach. It's suboptimal and silly, but the Cowboys rarely reach for needs or outsmart themselves into taking bad players.
Tyler Smith is a year away from starting but has Pro Bowl left tackle traits. Second-round pick Sam Williams and fifth-rounder John Ridgeway have exceptional pass-rushing and run-stuffing tools, respectively. Jalen Tolbert is a viable boundary threat to help offset the loss of Amari Cooper, while Wisconsin's Jake Ferguson is more Dalton Schultz.
Needs? Goals? Plans? Jerrah is just draftin' ballplayers, y'all. It ain't fancy rocket science. None of this year's picks will help the Cowboys reach a Super Bowl in 2022, but a few will likely form the core of Jerrah's
next batch of almost-contenders.
Giants: A
I am also an extra-huge fan of picking 10 times in the first five rounds when the goal for 2022 isn't to compete to but to rinse as much Gettleman as possible off the soles of the roster.
Eagles: B+
The Eagles four-pronged master plan for 2022: remain playoff competitive; find successors for Fletcher Cox and Jason Kelce; accurately appraise Jalen Hurts; and maintain enough draft capital to either replace or further support Hurts in 2022....a lot can go wrong with a plan that has this many moving parts, and adding $100 million to the payroll while all-but punting on Day 3 comes with its own parcel of risks.
Commanders: C+
Maybe putting Wentz in a room with Sam Howell will be like placing a mirror in a parrot's cage to keep it from dying of loneliness.