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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Clayton Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Clayton Smith
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Clayton Smith in the 247th overall pick. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Majors. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 12 they get a bell-cow for the offense, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers in slot 44 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
They reached a country mile for Tez Johnson at No. 76, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at the 148th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 33, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DJ Campbell well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach Round 6, Pick 12 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
Value said wait; Jamaree Caldwell in pick No. 209 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Clayton Smith
They reached into another round for Clayton Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.