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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys let Gabriel fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Dillon Gabriel, the No. 133 name on the board, stolen at slot 211. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

Adding Josh Downs by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
A quiet steal in pick 14: Ashton Jeanty for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tre Harris
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tre Harris. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
They will replay Alfred Collins at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Somehow Jordan Phillips was still sitting there in No. 150, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Circle this one: Tahj Brooks at Round 5, Pick 31 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at pick No. 172 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Taking Lathan Ransom in the 174th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick190 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Oronde Gadsden II in the 190th pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick249 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams at No. 249 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.