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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (SF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SF)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (SF)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Romello Height at Round 1, Pick 27, a reach of 26 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

They will answer for taking edge rusher early while tight end went begging. The Reese steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 26th overall pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Romello Height
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Romello Height well ahead of where he belonged. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman is a better player than No. 58 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
They read the board right and Malachi Fields was the payoff at the 90th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick112 Rnd4 Boubacar Traore
A surprising call. With tight end still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 12 on Boubacar Traore, an edge rusher they were not short of.
Pick127 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Nice patience on Bishop Fitzgerald, who had no business lasting to slot 127. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick150 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in slot 150 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Value with a capital V on Drew Allar in the 171st overall pick, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd5 Darius Taylor
They took Darius Taylor at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick181 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A reach on Zane Durant in No. 181; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick221 Rnd7 Josh Moten
Josh Moten slipping to pick 221 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen at the 225th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.