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Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Taaffe: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Michael Taaffe had no business being available in the 233rd pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. They will answer for taking edge rusher early while wide receiver, quarterback and other spots went begging.

The Howell reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early.
Pick31 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 31 they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy at slot 47 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 R Mason Thomas
They bypassed pressing needs at wide receiver, quarterback and other spots to take R Mason Thomas, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick155 Rnd5 David Bailey
Somehow David Bailey was still sitting there in pick 155, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jonah Coleman
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Coleman at the 176th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick179 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 179 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 Trevor Goosby
Taking Trevor Goosby in the 221st pick 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.
Pick233 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
They will replay Michael Taaffe at the 233rd pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.