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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DAL)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (BAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (JAX)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Players traded away
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Singleton: C+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Nicholas Singleton got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at pick 244. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

Every board in the league had Walker lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Hit on Omarion Hampton and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at Round 2, Pick 4 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 59 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins is a better player than No. 76 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick81 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They read the board right and Andrew Mukuba was the payoff at the 81st overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick86 Rnd3 David Walker
This one needs a full-page explanation: David Walker in slot 86, miles early. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick88 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
No drama and no debate, Danny Stutsman went about where he belonged in the 88th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jermari Harris
A tidy bit of business in pick 105, where Jermari Harris graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jaxson Dart
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaxson Dart. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
They went early on Ozzy Trapilo in pick No. 124, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in slot 127 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick135 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 135th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A big swing on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the 168th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at No. 170 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Earnest Greene III at pick 173. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at pick 186 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 209 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Taking Nicholas Singleton in the 244th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
Value said wait; Tyler Batty in pick No. 247 says they were not listening. Stacking talent where they were already deep.