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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jeff Sims Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jeff Sims
QB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jeff Sims at No. 247 is 216 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Getting Paul Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th pick they get a lead back with juice, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at Round 2, Pick 13 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey in pick No. 76 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick115 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
They robbed the room for Barrett Carter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at pick 148 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick150 Rnd5 Maxwell Hairston
They will replay Maxwell Hairston at the 150th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
They took Joshua Gray at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in slot 170 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
They barely believed it either: Jason Marshall Jr. still on the board at the 173rd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in No. 186 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick209 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
A big swing on Akheem Mesidor at pick 209, well ahead of any board in the building. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jeff Sims
Jeff Sims in Round 7, Pick 31 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.