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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jaydon Blue at the 249th overall pick is 81 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mondon Jr.. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 12 they get a matchup problem out wide, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Good price on Jihaad Campbell in the 44th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Shemar Turner this early at the Round 3 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in pick No. 150 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A reach for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 170; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick172 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
A safety of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 33 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick174 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 174 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
They read the board right and Dorian Strong was the payoff at No. 190. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at the 211th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jaydon Blue
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaydon Blue. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.