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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Cowboys did not so much draft KJ Jefferson as overpay for him, 100 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Landing Bowman Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at No. 12 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
They paid sticker price for Omarr Norman-Lott in the 76th pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
They robbed the room for Jack Nelson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
They jumped the gun on Joshua Gray, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at the 172nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick190 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
The board fumbled Billy Bowman Jr. all the way to slot 190, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
They talked themselves into Jake Briningstool at No. 211, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick249 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson at pick 249 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.