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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DAL)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (SEA)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (SEA)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dalvin Cook
RB
Head Shot
Jonathan Mingo
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureC+
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 92 spots for Jake Briningstool, and value like that does not grow back.

However the rest shakes out, Ransom at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Jonathan Taylor deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 12 they get a go-to option on the outside, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at Round 2, Pick 13 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in the 94th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 103 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A quiet steal in No. 128: Jordan Phillips for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
Fair-plus on Shemar Turner, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in slot 138 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Nice patience on Emery Jones Jr., who had no business lasting to the 139th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick150 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jay Higgins at the 151st pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jake Briningstool in Round 5, Pick 17, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick172 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
A slide stopped in No. 172, with Earnest Greene III worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in pick 174 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick187 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in pick No. 187 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Phil Mafah
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Phil Mafah at Round 6, Pick 11 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick190 Rnd6 CJ West
They reached a country mile for CJ West at the 190th pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jahvaree Ritzie
Jahvaree Ritzie in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks in slot 212 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick226 Rnd7 Quincy Riley
Taking Quincy Riley in the 226th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at No. 233 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick252 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
They took Torricelli Simpkins III at par in pick 252, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.