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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Kiran
Amegadjie
OT
Jordyn
Brooks
LB
Coby
Bryant
CB
Maxx
Crosby
DE
Myles
Garrett
DE
Tyler
Linderbaum
C
Patrick
Paul
OT
Shedeur
Sanders
QB
T'Vondre
Sweat
DT
Malik
Washington
WR
Players traded away
Cooper
Beebe
OG
DaRon
Bland
CB
Israel
Abanikanda
RB
James
Houston
LB
Jaydon
Blue
RB
Joe
Milton III
QB
Jonathan
Mingo
WR
Justin
Barron
LB
KaVontae
Turpin
WR
Luke
Schoonmaker
TE
Marcellus
Johnson
OT
Reddy
Steward
CB
Shemar
James
LB
Terence
Steele
OT
Trikweze
Bridges
CB
Tyrus
Wheat
DE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
A
ValueA
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Cisse: A. Call it larceny. Brandon Cisse sat on the board until No. 228, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. With quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.
Pick Analysis
Pick6
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
By-the-book stuff, Arvell Reese at pick No. 6 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick12
Rnd1
Caleb Downs
In pick 12 they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick16
Rnd1
Jeremiyah Love
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jeremiyah Love in the Round 1 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick19
Rnd1
Kadyn Proctor
In No. 19 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24
Rnd1
David Bailey
In the 24th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick36
Rnd2
Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles slipping to the 36th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick51
Rnd2
Mansoor Delane
They robbed the room for Mansoor Delane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57
Rnd2
Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate in Round 2, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70
Rnd3
Jermod McCoy
Steal is underselling it; Jermod McCoy at pick 70 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75
Rnd3
CJ Allen
You do not let a linebacker like CJ Allen reach the 75th pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83
Rnd3
Kenyon Sadiq
The board fumbled Kenyon Sadiq all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick102
Rnd4
Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson at Round 4, Pick 2 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103
Rnd4
Kayden McDonald
Taking Kayden McDonald in slot 103 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112
Rnd4
Dillon Thieneman
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback to take Dillon Thieneman, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick146
Rnd5
Jake Slaughter
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Slaughter in the 146th overall pick, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152
Rnd5
Akheem Mesidor
They barely believed it either: Akheem Mesidor still on the board at pick No. 152. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick177
Rnd5
Colton Hood
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 177 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180
Rnd5
Lee Hunter
Circle this one: Lee Hunter at slot 180 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick218
Rnd7
Gabe Jacas
They will replay Gabe Jacas at Round 7, Pick 2 for years; that is how good the value is. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick228
Rnd7
Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse at the 228th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.