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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DAL)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NYG)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

The war room fell hard for Jamal Haynes, and it showed at the 225th overall pick: 42 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In No. 12 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In the 25th pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A reasonable price with a little left over, A.J. Haulcy in Round 2, Pick 25. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They took Jalon Kilgore at par in pick 112, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
They paid up for Kyle Louis at slot 132 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
They liked Aaron Graves enough to skip the value, taking him in the 150th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick177 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
By-the-book stuff, DJ Campbell at the 177th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick184 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at pick 184 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
They went early on Jalon Daniels in Round 7, Pick 5, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jamal Haynes
They reached into another round for Jamal Haynes, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.