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Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Jonathan Mingo
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureC+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a C.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Jacob Rodriguez, taking him 80 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. With wide receiver and quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

If Jermod McCoy and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy at No. 12 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick20 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In the 20th pick they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They reached into another round for Jacob Rodriguez, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
They did well to land Earl Little Jr. in pick No. 112, just ahead of his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jakobe Thomas at safety with wide receiver and quarterback open.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
A wild overpay on Aaron Graves in slot 150, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick177 Rnd5 Miles Kitselman
They reached a country mile for Miles Kitselman at the 177th pick, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick181 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They went early on DJ Campbell in the 181st overall pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Quinten Joyner
No edge and no loss on Quinten Joyner in No. 225; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.