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Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Quintrevion Wisner Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quintrevion Wisner
RB Texas
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CAR)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ATL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Javonte Williams
RB
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C-
ValueC NeedB TradesD FutureD
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a C-.

The war room fell hard for D'Angelo Ponds, and it showed at pick 74: 40 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Little Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end and interior defensive lineman.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Daniels.

So much rides on Cashius Howell that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In the 16th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick27 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Michael Taaffe well ahead of where he belonged. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick74 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A wild overpay on D'Angelo Ponds in pick 74, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick116 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
A surprising call. With tight end and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 16 on Earl Little Jr., a safety they were not short of.
Pick178 Rnd5 Mark Fletcher Jr.
They talked themselves into Mark Fletcher Jr. at slot 178, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd5 Quintrevion Wisner
A big swing on Quintrevion Wisner at No. 179, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 CJ Daniels
Nice patience on CJ Daniels, who had no business lasting to the 194th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney at Round 7, Pick 3 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
A clean, defensible pick in slot 228 with a little surplus value in Jalon Daniels. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.