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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
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (DAL)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
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David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (GB)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (GB)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (GB)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (GB)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (DET)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA FutureF
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Styles: C+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Sonny Styles slide, and the Cowboys were the ones holding the card at the 233rd overall pick. Highway robbery. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will answer for taking edge rusher early while wide receiver went begging. The cost of the Howell reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside, though they paid up to get him.
Pick31 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 31st overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 47 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 David Bailey
A surprising call. With wide receiver still to address, they spent the 95th pick on David Bailey, an edge rusher they were not short of.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jermod McCoy
They will replay Jermod McCoy at No. 115 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane in pick 123 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in pick No. 131 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick134 Rnd4 A'Mauri Washington
Circle this one: A'Mauri Washington at Round 4, Pick 34 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd4 Dante Moore
Dante Moore at pick No. 139 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jonah Coleman
The board fumbled Jonah Coleman all the way to No. 155, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
Taking Jake Slaughter in Round 5, Pick 24 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kenyon Sadiq
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Kenyon Sadiq in pick 171, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick176 Rnd5 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick179 Rnd5 Colton Hood
Steal is underselling it; Colton Hood at slot 179 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Dillon Thieneman
Somehow Dillon Thieneman was still sitting there in the 212th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick219 Rnd7 Romello Height
They barely believed it either: Romello Height still on the board at the 219th overall pick. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick221 Rnd7 Keon Sabb
They robbed the room for Keon Sabb here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick233 Rnd7 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at slot 233 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.