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Cowboys 3/15

Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but McKinnley Jackson at pick 94 is 29 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Ford where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In slot 31 they get a building block for the line, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in the 56th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Andru Phillips
A reach on Andru Phillips in the 87th pick; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
A real head-scratcher, McKinnley Jackson in pick No. 94 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick124 Rnd4 Christian Jones
They went early on Christian Jones in No. 124, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
They paid a round early for Cornelius Johnson in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaylan Ford in No. 216. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Andrew Raym
No edge and no loss on Andrew Raym in Round 7, Pick 13; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at pick No. 244 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.