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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
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let James fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jordan James slide, and the Cowboys were the ones holding the card at slot 249. Highway robbery.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Biggers to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
They read the board right and Ashton Jeanty was the payoff at Round 1, Pick 12. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the 44th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in No. 76 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick150 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They robbed the room for Darius Alexander here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
They will replay Kyren Lacy at pick No. 170 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Cooper at slot 172, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Somehow Barrett Carter was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in the 190th pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick211 Rnd6 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers in the 211th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jordan James
Jordan James at No. 249 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.