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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Players Gained
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Taven Bryan
DT
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Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
The Cowboys robbed the room for Campbell. Final grade: A-.

When a board-topper like Jihaad Campbell slides to slot 117, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not.

They will need Sanders to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The veteran additions, Grover Stewart chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Travis Hunter and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 14th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at slot 45 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
Taking Jihaad Campbell in the 117th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at pick No. 149 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick151 Rnd5 Tory Horton
They barely believed it either: Tory Horton still on the board at No. 151. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
They robbed the room for Jackson Slater here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at pick 174 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at pick No. 204 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at the 211th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
They read the board right and Jermari Harris was the payoff at the Round 7 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They reached into another round for Shilo Sanders, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.