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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Smith: B.

The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Brashard Smith, the No. 116 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 7 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cost of the Skattebo reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 12 they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 44th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A real head-scratcher, Cam Skattebo in Round 3, Pick 12 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 150, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in No. 170 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
No drama and no debate, Willie Lampkin went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in slot 174 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
They let Cobee Bryant come to them and pounced at the 190th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
You do not let a safety like Jaylen Reed reach No. 211 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick249 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.