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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jack Sawyer
DE Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Singleton from sliding. Grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Nicholas Singleton got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at the 169th pick.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Steal is underselling it; Jack Sawyer at pick No. 44 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at pick 76 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in the 150th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
You do not let a running back like Nicholas Singleton reach No. 169 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton in slot 170 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick171 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in Round 5, Pick 33 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to the 188th pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Miles Frazier. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.