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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Boyd: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Khristian Boyd, Round 6, Pick 41, roughly 37 picks past where he belonged.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Means pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at slot 56 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in pick No. 87 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They paid up for Jordan Jefferson at No. 174 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd in Round 6, Pick 41 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick233 Rnd7 Bub Means
They jumped the gun on Bub Means, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.