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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B.

The Cowboys spent real capital to be 40 picks early on Shilo Sanders, and the board is going to hold them to it.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. On value alone, Walker makes the weekend a net positive. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a bell-cow for the offense, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the 44th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They did well to land Maxwell Hairston in pick No. 76, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
By-the-book stuff, Luke Kandra at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick171 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Dont'e Thornton Jr. a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
No drama and no debate, Ajani Cornelius went about where he belonged in No. 174. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 CJ West
They let CJ West come to them and pounced at No. 204. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick211 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in Round 6, Pick 35 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A reasonable price with a little left over, Isaac TeSlaa in pick 239. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Value said wait; Shilo Sanders in the 247th overall pick says they were not listening. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.