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  • hrippa DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Trey Moore in No. 151, a good 36 spots before the room expected him.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Love. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 12th pick they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 20 they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A clean, defensible pick in Round 4, Pick 12 with a little surplus value in D'Angelo Ponds. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Trey Moore
A big swing on Trey Moore at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick178 Rnd5 Bud Clark
They took Bud Clark at par in pick 178, which is nothing to complain about. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick215 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
They did well to land Nolan Rucci in slot 215, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jerry Wilson
A tidy little value on Jerry Wilson in the 221st pick, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They read the board right and Robert Spears-Jennings was the payoff at pick No. 225. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.