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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (IND)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

Nobody had Will Sheppard this high, and it is not close. The Cowboys reached 106 spots to get him at pick No. 209. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

Landing Styles that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick 14 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalon Walker in No. 44. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at the 76th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in slot 117 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick150 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
No drama and no debate, Raheim Sanders went about where he belonged in pick No. 150. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They reached a country mile for Nazir Stackhouse at Round 5, Pick 31, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Taylen Green
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Taylen Green. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at Round 5, Pick 33 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 J.Michael Sturdivant
A big swing on J.Michael Sturdivant at slot 188, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick209 Rnd6 Will Sheppard
They reached into another round for Will Sheppard, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.