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Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Princewill Umanmielen at the 169th pick, roughly 76 spots before his name belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On value alone, Reese makes the weekend a net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In the 21st overall pick they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all.
Pick30 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 30 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick94 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at No. 94 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They took Jalon Kilgore at par in pick No. 113, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick152 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They paid sticker price for Davison Igbinosun in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Princewill Umanmielen
They reached a country mile for Princewill Umanmielen at pick 169, and the board is aghast. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick179 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick 179 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick211 Rnd6 Roderick Kearney
A reach for Roderick Kearney in Round 6, Pick 30; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for J. Michael Sturdivant. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet at the 228th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.