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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jerry Hughes
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

The Cowboys did not so much draft Zion Logue as overpay for him, 42 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McCaffrey. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in the 59th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 3, Pick 24 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They paid sticker price for Beaux Limmer in pick No. 127, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Steal is underselling it; Luke McCaffrey at slot 174 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
Circle this one: M.J. Devonshire at No. 216 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at No. 233 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zion Logue
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zion Logue in Round 7, Pick 24, miles early. The roster fit checks out.