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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent the 134th overall pick on Zion Tupuola-Fetui, a name most had 81 spots down the list. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The Flournoy pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 32nd overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Fair-plus on Edgerrin Cooper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They paid up for Maason Smith at the 95th pick when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Javon Baker
You do not let a wide receiver like Javon Baker reach No. 128 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zion Tupuola-Fetui this early at pick 134. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King at the 159th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in the Round 5 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick216 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 216th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand slipping to No. 233 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Circle this one: Ryan Flournoy at pick No. 244 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.