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Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Terry Moore
S Duke
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Terrance Carter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE Texas Tech
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DAL)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Terry Moore
S Duke
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Players traded away
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Brock Hoffman
C
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Buddy Johnson
LB
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C.J. Goodwin
CB
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Damone Clark
LB
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Dante Fowler Jr.
DE
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Donovan Wilson
S
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Javonte Williams
RB
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Joe Milton III
QB
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John Stephens Jr.
WR
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Kaiir Elam
CB
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Kenneth Murray Jr.
LB
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Markquese Bell
S
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Marshawn Kneeland
DE
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Mazi Smith
DT
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Miles Sanders
RB
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueD- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys jumped the board for Allen and paid for it: F.

The Cowboys did not so much draft Kaytron Allen as overpay for him, 79 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. There is no dressing it up: a F.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Spending an early pick on safety with interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a bendy edge with upside, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
Pick28 Rnd1 Kaytron Allen
In slot 28 they get an every-down engine for the run game, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in the 41st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Earl Little Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Earl Little Jr. in No. 74 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick109 Rnd4 Terry Moore
A want over a need in pick No. 109: Terry Moore adds a safety while interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jermaine Mathews Jr. in the 115th pick, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jacob Rodriguez this early at pick 117. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Terrance Carter Jr.
Good price on Terrance Carter Jr. in the 155th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick178 Rnd5 Mark Fletcher Jr.
They reached a country mile for Mark Fletcher Jr. at the 178th pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
No edge and no loss on CJ Daniels in pick No. 179; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Roderick Kearney
A big swing on Roderick Kearney at No. 198, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick216 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
A wild overpay on Bryce Foster in slot 216, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.