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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (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)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adonai Mitchell
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Jamon Dumas-Johnson pick is the one that will follow the Cowboys into the fall. They took him 41 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 14 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They liked Alfred Collins enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 44. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 80 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Maxwell Hairston at Round 3, Pick 17 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
They paid a round early for Jamaree Caldwell in slot 119, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the 149th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in pick 171 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid up for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 174 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Desmond Watson
A wild overpay on Desmond Watson in slot 211, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick239 Rnd7 John Williams
This one needs a full-page explanation: John Williams in No. 239, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Value said wait; Shilo Sanders in Round 7, Pick 31 says they were not listening. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.