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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Quintrevion Wisner Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Quintrevion Wisner
RB Texas
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DAL)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DAL)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Quintrevion Wisner Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Quintrevion Wisner
RB Texas
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Players traded away
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Dante Fowler Jr.
DE
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Marshawn Kneeland
DE
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys let Tyson fall into their laps, and walked away with a D.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Jordyn Tyson slide 217 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Put together, it is a D.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Haulcy pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman still on the board. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Reaching for Hill Jr. left real value on the table behind him.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 David Bailey
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. More want than need.
Pick28 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In No. 28 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jermod McCoy
Taking Jermod McCoy in the 56th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane at the 87th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at pick 115 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick131 Rnd4 A.J. Haulcy
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with A.J. Haulcy while clear needs at interior defensive lineman sat open.
Pick155 Rnd5 Michael Taaffe
They robbed the room for Michael Taaffe here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick178 Rnd5 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
Somehow Kaytron Allen was still sitting there in the 179th overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kenyon Sadiq
They will replay Kenyon Sadiq at pick No. 212 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd7 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in No. 216 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Quintrevion Wisner
Quintrevion Wisner at the 218th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jordyn Tyson
Steal is underselling it; Jordyn Tyson at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Gabe Jacas
The board fumbled Gabe Jacas all the way to pick 239, and they scooped it up. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick254 Rnd7 Connor Lew
They barely believed it either: Connor Lew still on the board at Round 7, Pick 39. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick256 Rnd7 Chase Bisontis
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Chase Bisontis in slot 256, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.