The Dallas Morning News’ experts graded the Cowboys’ 2021 NFL draft as high as B- and as low as a C.
Did the national media agree?
With many media outlets having released their draft grades, we threw them all together to see how teams fared with a composite grade-point average. The grades have been taken from 10 evaluators.
After compiling the grades, we found the Cowboys earned an overall grade of C+. Dallas ranked last in GPA in this draft among teams within its own division.
Here’s a look at composite grades for the NFC East:
| Team | Cowboys | Eagles | Giants | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL.com | A | A | A | B+ |
| Bleacher Report | B+ | C | B- | B |
| CBS | B | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Sporting News | C- | B | A- | B |
| Sports Illustrated | B | B- | B+ | B+ |
| ESPN | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Pro Football Focus | B | B- | B+ | A- |
| USA Today | B- | A | A | C- |
| Yahoo! | C- | B+ | B+ | C |
| Washington Post | B- | B+ | A- | B |
| Composite | C+ (2.81) | B (3.06) | B+ (3.46) | B- (2.93) |
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Grade scale: A, 4.0; A-, 3.7; B+, 3.3; B, 3.0; B-, 2.7; C+, 2.3; C, 2.0; C-, 1.7
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