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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Smith: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Brashard Smith tumbling to the Cowboys in slot 187 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick No. 17 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
They paid up for Tyleik Williams at pick 44 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick49 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
You do not let a running back like Omarion Hampton reach Round 2, Pick 17 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in No. 76, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 118th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 148th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick168 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at slot 168 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
They barely believed it either: Billy Bowman Jr. still on the board at the 171st pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick187 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
The board fumbled Brashard Smith all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the 209th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
A tight end of that caliber at No. 247 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.