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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Toia
DL UCLA
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jay Toia, 154 picks early at pick 171. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Getting Lawson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson in the 42nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick73 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
They reached into another round for Alfred Collins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Somehow Deontae Lawson was still sitting there in pick No. 149, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Donovan Jackson
They paid a round early for Donovan Jackson in the 169th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 170 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jay Toia
They talked themselves into Jay Toia at No. 171, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at the 186th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy at pick No. 209 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.