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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DAL)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DAL)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DEN)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Kaiir Elam
CB
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Jacob Rodriguez, 112 picks ahead of schedule. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Landing Love that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down runner at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick28 Rnd1 Romello Height
In pick No. 28 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, a steep price for the projection. Need was not the driver here.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in slot 52 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Earl Little Jr. at the 107th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They reached a country mile for Jermaine Mathews Jr. at pick 115, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Bud Clark
A big swing on Bud Clark at the 155th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick178 Rnd5 Duce Robinson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Duce Robinson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd5 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia in No. 179 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick216 Rnd7 Jamal Haynes
A real head-scratcher, Jamal Haynes in Round 7, Pick 1 is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
A reach on Roderick Kearney in the 229th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.