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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DAL)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (DAL)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DEN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Players traded away
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Dante Fowler Jr.
DE
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Coleman should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a D-.

Call it larceny. Jonah Coleman sat on the board until pick 229, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice.

Reaching for Castell left real value on the table behind him. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 David Bailey
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge at fair value.
Pick28 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 28 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jermod McCoy
Circle this one: Jermod McCoy at pick No. 64 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick96 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chandler Rivers. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
Fair-plus on Earl Little Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick155 Rnd5 Bud Clark
A big swing on Bud Clark at the 155th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jordan Castell
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Castell in Round 5, Pick 38 is miles ahead of his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick179 Rnd5 Trevor Goosby
Taking Trevor Goosby in pick 179 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd7 CJ Daniels
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, CJ Daniels in Round 7, Pick 1, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jonah Coleman
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Coleman at pick No. 229 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.