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Draft Selections
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Emmanuel Oyebadejo Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emmanuel Oyebadejo
DE-EDGE Florida
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dashawn Spears
S LSU
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
Brody Foley Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Brody Foley
TE Louisville
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Melkart Abou Jaoude Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DAL)
Melkart Abou Jaoude
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Oyebadejo Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emmanuel Oyebadejo
DE-EDGE Florida
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Dashawn Spears
S LSU
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LV)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DEN)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Melkart Abou Jaoude Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Melkart Abou Jaoude
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Players Gained
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Aidan O'Connell
QB
Players traded away
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Dee Winters
LB
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Jake Ferguson
TE
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Kenny Clark
DT
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Malik Hooker
S
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Rashan Gary
LB
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Ryan Flournoy
WR
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Sam Howell
QB
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueC- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys bet the future on Manning. The board says F.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Quincy Rhodes Jr., taking him 66 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. A F, plain and simple.

Whatever Arch Manning becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Spending an early pick on edge rusher with cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Spears at that price is a win they earned.

The verdict is harsh because the weekend was, and there is little to argue.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Arch Manning
In slot 20 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Emmanuel Oyebadejo
They reached into another round for Emmanuel Oyebadejo, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick47 Rnd2 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 47 on Quincy Rhodes Jr. with cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dashawn Spears
Dashawn Spears in the 76th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick79 Rnd3 Reed Harris
Reed Harris in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Brody Foley
Brody Foley at Round 4, Pick 24 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tony Rojas
Tony Rojas in the 128th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 Melkart Abou Jaoude
A want over a need in the 136th pick: Melkart Abou Jaoude adds an edge rusher while cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.