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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
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: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (IND)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Scott
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB+
Larceny in pick No. 112 lands the Cowboys a B+, Taaffe and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Michael Taaffe had no business being available in Round 4, Pick 12, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that Taaffe is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 12 they get a downhill hitter at safety, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a three-down second-level presence. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Michael Taaffe
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 112th pick on Michael Taaffe with wide receiver, quarterback and other spots unsolved.
Pick150 Rnd5 Logan Jones
No drama and no debate, Logan Jones went about where he belonged in pick No. 150. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They did well to land Davison Igbinosun in slot 177, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick221 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson in the 221st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.