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Draft Selections
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Jimmy Horn Jr. a full 135 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Ransom to cover a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tre Harris
In the 14th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
They reached a country mile for TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Beck
Value said wait; Carson Beck in pick No. 76 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at pick 151 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick168 Rnd5 Antwane Wells Jr.
They paid up for Antwane Wells Jr. at No. 168 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at slot 170 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jake Majors
The board fumbled Jake Majors all the way to the 171st overall pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 190 is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick209 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Shilo Sanders well ahead of where he belonged. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.