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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
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
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

There is a lot to like until you notice quarterback is still a hole. The Cowboys never got to the one that mattered most.

Every board in the league had Whittington lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 24 they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in slot 56, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They took Trey Benson at par in No. 87, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Jefferson a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in pick 216 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
Nothing to complain about; Daijahn Anthony went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.