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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Picks Received
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Players Gained
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Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Neal: A-.

When a board-topper like Devin Neal slides to the 168th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

They are betting Davis proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Ashton Jeanty and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 12 they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in pick 76 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick89 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in No. 89 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Deone Walker
They barely believed it either: Deone Walker still on the board at the 126th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick148 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills slipping to the 148th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 28, with Jaeden Roberts worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick168 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Steal is underselling it; Devin Neal at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in slot 170, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
A safety of that caliber at the 173rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kobe Hudson
They took Kobe Hudson at par in pick 186, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in pick No. 209 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
Value said wait; Joey Slackman in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.