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RUN ON MAR 25, 2026

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The haul

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DAL)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DAL)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (DAL)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DAL)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DAL)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DAL)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (DAL)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (JAX)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (SEA)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (LAR)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (LAR)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAR)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Players traded away
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Ajani Cornelius
OT
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Alijah Clark
S
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Isaiah Land
LB
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Israel Abanikanda
RB
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Jay Toia
DT
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Joe Milton III
QB
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Julius Wood
S
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Kenny Clark
DT
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
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Marcellus Johnson
OT
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Marist Liufau
LB
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Nathan Thomas
OT
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Nick Leverett
OG
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Phil Mafah
RB
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Shemar James
LB
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Terence Steele
OT
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Trevor Keegan
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureC
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Miller: D-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Nyjalik Kelly at Round 5, Pick 22 is 39 spots clear of where he belonged.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That Miller pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 26 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In the 27th pick they get a three-down second-level presence, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Value with a capital V on Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick70 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in No. 70 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick82 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the 82nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at Round 3, Pick 28 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick96 Rnd3 Christen Miller
They barely believed it either: Christen Miller still on the board at slot 96. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tyreak Sapp
They reached into another round for Tyreak Sapp, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
Kaleb Proctor at the 127th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick133 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
A straight-up fair deal on J.C. Davis at pick No. 133, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
By-the-book stuff, Dametrious Crownover at pick 138 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at pick 139 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Joe Royer
You do not let a tight end like Joe Royer reach No. 149 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick152 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin at pick No. 152 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick154 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at Round 5, Pick 14 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick158 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
No edge and no loss on Kevin Coleman Jr. in the 158th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick159 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
A slide stopped in slot 159, with Skyler Gill-Howard worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick162 Rnd5 Nyjalik Kelly
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nyjalik Kelly in the Round 5 slot, miles early. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick164 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the 164th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick No. 166 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Louis Moore is a better player than the 173rd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick174 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They liked DJ Campbell enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 174. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Dae'Quan Wright
Dae'Quan Wright at pick 177 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180 Rnd5 Bobby Jamison-Travis
Bobby Jamison-Travis in No. 180 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
A wild overpay on Jaren Kanak in Round 6, Pick 1, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
A tidy little value on Josh Cameron in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost slipping to the 196th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
They read the board right and Eric McAlister was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jadon Canady. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick211 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black in slot 211 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick218 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A premium they did not need to pay, Diego Pavia a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick232 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Noah Whittington at pick 232. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick239 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
They let Aiden Fisher come to them and pounced at No. 239. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Caleb Douglas
A real head-scratcher, Caleb Douglas in the 241st pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at Round 7, Pick 32 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick250 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hykeem Williams. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick251 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
A big swing on Fernando Carmona at No. 251, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick252 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
A reach on Riley Nowakowski in the 252nd pick; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick253 Rnd7 Josh Moten
They paid up for Josh Moten at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.