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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Newton fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Josh Newton slide 63 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 24th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at pick 59 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Maason Smith
The board fumbled Maason Smith all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Good price on Audric Estime in No. 127, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jordan Magee
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jordan Magee in Round 5, Pick 38. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at slot 216 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick233 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand slipping to the 233rd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson at the 244th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.