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Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Picks Received
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent slot 153 on Dayon Hayes, a name the board had a full 117 spots lower. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kaleb Johnson
In No. 12 they get an every-down engine for the run game, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
A slide stopped in pick No. 44, with Derrick Harmon worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in the 76th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153 Rnd5 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes in the 153rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick168 Rnd5 Antwane Wells Jr.
They paid a round early for Antwane Wells Jr. in Round 5, Pick 31, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at pick 170 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at Round 5, Pick 34 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick187 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
Value said wait; Seth McLaughlin in pick 187 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Chandler Rivers
The board fumbled Chandler Rivers all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joey Slackman in pick No. 247, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.