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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Jasheen Davis, taking him 131 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They banked enough surplus on Judkins to cover a lot of smaller sins. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 17 they get a bell-cow for the offense, outstanding value to boot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams at pick 44 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at the 49th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A tidy bit of business in slot 76, where Jalen Royals graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 118th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at Round 5, Pick 11 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the 168th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They paid up for JJ Pegues at the 170th pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jasheen Davis
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jasheen Davis in the Round 5 slot, miles early. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick187 Rnd6 Quinn Carroll
Value said wait; Quinn Carroll in No. 187 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick209 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at pick 209 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Taking Jake Briningstool in slot 247 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.