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20260109

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

Nobody else had Braylan Shelby anywhere near the 177th overall pick. The Cowboys did, by 50 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. Getting Iheanachor where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 18th overall pick they get the heartbeat of the defense. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a bell-cow for the offense, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Zion Young
They reached a country mile for Zion Young at the 49th pick, and the board is aghast. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick112 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 112 with a little surplus value in Earl Little Jr.. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick150 Rnd5 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at pick 150 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd5 Braylan Shelby
They reached into another round for Braylan Shelby, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick181 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Max Iheanachor in the Round 5 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dane Key
Dane Key at No. 221 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson at pick No. 225 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.