The Dallas Cowboys season has officially come to a close. It was not pretty and it has become an all too familiar sight for Cowboys fans. 

Draft grades have become a common occurrence amongst media, and while it could be a useful tool for fans who might not study the players in the draft process; it is also an un-useful tool for the reason of giving the rookies grades when they have yet to play a single snap in the league.

We have already done a mid-season review of the rookies and how they were performing. 

Now that the season is over, it is time to look back at their season as a whole and how they played. Perhaps even give them a new grade. So let's take a look.

DL Mazi Smith

• Snap Count: 330
• Grade: D

Mazi Smith himself is not fully to blame. After all the Cowboys asked him to lose weight going into the season. If they planned to take a run-stopping 1 tech and have him lose weight to rush the passer, that is simply an organizational failure. 

You're taking away the one thing the player has made his calling card and having him learn something entirely new. 

The Cowboys already have a very good pass-rushing interior defensive lineman in Osa Odighizuwa, at most they needed a reliable backup. Which is not something you spend a first-round pick on. 

The Cowboys realized they had a need for a run-stopping one-technique last year, so they signed Johnathan Hankins. They drafted Mazi to replace that role and let Hankins walk. Then they had Mazi lose weight and suddenly found themselves in the same situation they were in a year prior. So they brought Hankins back. 

Simply put, it is malpractice. It is too early to label Mazi a bust as so many have been quick to do. However, if he does not gain back the weight he will continue in that direction. 

TE Luke Schoonmaker

• Snap Count: 625 
• Grade: D-

The Cowboys' terrible history in the second round continues. Schoonmaker was just the latest in a long line of what seem like wasted picks. Schoonmaker had a very minimal impact on the season, in fact it can even be argued he did more harm than good when he was on the field. Schoonmaker had the third-worst grade amongst the entire Cowboys offense. Frankly the only reason, I'm not giving him an F is due to the fact I will not label anyone a bust after only one season.

The good news is the bar is quite low, so it would be quite difficult to be worse in the next few seasons. 

RB Deuce Vaughn

• Snap Count: 92
• Grade: D-

Deuce Vaughn, the feel-good story of the Draft. Vaughn and his draft day call with his dad captivated the hearts of everyone in America. Sadly, that would be the peak of his Cowboys season. Deuce had the cards stacked against him from the jump. Measuring in at 5'5 1/4, he came in as the shortest player in the NFL. Vaughn failed to carve out a significant role on Special teams for the Cowboys and again they had him do things he was uncomfortable with. At his stature, Deuce cannot be relied on to block. While the Cowboys only asked him to do it on 9 snaps out of his 61, they all failed miserably. I don't think anyone is rooting against Vaughn, but he is more of a liability when the Cowboys use him than he is a useful piece. 

FB Hunter Luepke (UDFA)

• Snap Count: 444
• Grade: B-

One of the saddest things for an NFL fan is when one of your undrafted free agents has one of the biggest impacts out of your draft class. That is exactly what happened with the Cowboys.

Luepke might not have had a huge impact on offense, but he carved out a significant special teams role even being credited with a blocked field goal. His overall special teams grade was a respectable 68.5 per PFF, and while there were some rookie moments on offense, he did have an impact.

OL TJ Bass (UDFA)

• Snap Count: 440
• Grade: A

Relative to where he was picked, or rather signed, Bass was quite handily the best Cowboys rookie. Bass would save his best performance of the year for the last regular season game against the Commanders. Bass would post an 83.3 pass-blocking grade in that game, but it is important to note the Commanders were missing their star Jonathan Allen for that game. Bass looked very comfortable in that game especially on duo concepts when Tyler Biadasz, Tyron Smith, and him would double-team defensive linemen to get movement against the DL. 

The future is looking up for Bass, who Cowboys fans can only hope builds on an impressive rookie campaign and competes for more snaps next season. 

Need to see more: WR Jalen Brooks

Brooks saw some playing time throughout the year and posted grades of 79.6 against the Giants in week ten, and 80.2 against the Commanders in week twelve. He did have 82 special teams snaps, but they would be in spurts throughout the season with no consistency of playing time. 

Didn't play enough:

• LB DeMarvion Overshown (season-ending IR)
• OL Asim Richards ( 80 snaps, 40 on offense, 40 on special teams)
• DL Viliami Fehoko Jr (0 snaps)
• DB Eric Scott Jr. (0 snaps)

Overall Grade: D+

Overall it can be considered a disappointing draft class for the Cowboys. Especially from a team that has had success in that department in the past. This cannot become a trend if they wish to remain competitive. 

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