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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
David Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Trotter Jr.: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., pick No. 87, roughly 19 picks past where he belonged.

They are betting Watts proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In pick No. 32 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks slipping to Round 2, Pick 24 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 87 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
The board had Calen Bullock higher than pick 95, and the safety fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick101 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A tidy little value on Brenden Rice in slot 101, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in the 132nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
They went early on Jalyx Hunt in the 142nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick166 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Isaiah Davis at the Round 5 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
They paid a round early for Fabien Lovett in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They let Jaylan Ford come to them and pounced at the 216th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick233 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
Keaton Bills in the 233rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
They liked Jordan Whittington enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 240. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
A reach on Ryan Watts in pick 244; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.