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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DAL)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Gerry Bohanon Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Gerry Bohanon
QB BYU
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
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Mazi Smith
DT
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Micah Parsons
LB
Head Shot
Sam Williams
DE
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Terence Steele
OT
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

Nobody else had Gerry Bohanon anywhere near Round 6, Pick 34. The Cowboys did, by 226 spots, and that gap is the whole story. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

Landing Taylor that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 12th overall pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A safety of that caliber at No. 39 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in slot 44, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tyler Warren in Round 3, Pick 8, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick74 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, TreVeyon Henderson at the 76th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at No. 112 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick117 Rnd4 Donovan Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Donovan Smith this early at the 117th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
They will replay Elic Ayomanor at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick 148 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
Nice patience on Hayden Conner, who had no business lasting to the 151st overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Taking Kevin Winston Jr. in pick No. 152 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick168 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Smael Mondon Jr. reach slot 168 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick170 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Circle this one: Lathan Ransom at Round 5, Pick 33 is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick173 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
No edge and no loss on JJ Pegues in slot 173; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick186 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in pick 186 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick No. 189 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick209 Rnd6 Gerry Bohanon
They reached a country mile for Gerry Bohanon at the 209th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in No. 248 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.