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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Terrance Carter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE Texas Tech
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent the 176th pick on Rasheem Biles, a name most had 23 spots down the list. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. The Haynes pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 14th pick they get a centerfielder for the defense, outstanding value to boot.
Pick24 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In slot 24 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. More want than need.
Pick114 Rnd4 Justice Haynes
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Justice Haynes at pick 114 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Terrance Carter Jr.
Nice patience on Terrance Carter Jr., who had no business lasting to the 154th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick176 Rnd5 Rasheem Biles
Rasheem Biles at pick No. 176 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jordan Castell
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Castell. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick231 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They paid sticker price for Nolan Rucci in the 231st overall pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.