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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (SF)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (SF)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Players traded away
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Jalen Brooks
WR
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Snoop Conner
RB
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 104 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 4 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

They are betting Shough proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The Cowboys indulged a want in Winston Jr. while a need in cornerback and interior defensive lineman stayed open.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In the 26th pick they get a bell-cow for the offense. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A running back of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 12 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jayden Higgins at pick 90. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They barely believed it either: Tez Johnson still on the board at the 112th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A slide stopped in No. 114, with Cam Skattebo worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tyler Shough
They reached a country mile for Tyler Shough at pick No. 118, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
You do not let a safety like Malachi Moore reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick138 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Kevin Winston Jr. while clear needs at cornerback and interior defensive lineman sat open.
Pick139 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
Somehow Ajani Cornelius was still sitting there in the 139th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in No. 170 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick172 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 33 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at pick 174 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jaishawn Barham
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaishawn Barham this early at pick No. 211. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
This one needs a full-page explanation: Shilo Sanders in the 249th overall pick, miles early. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.