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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Horton: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tory Horton had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Jones Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the 16th pick they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
They paid sticker price for Tyleik Williams in pick No. 44, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A clean, defensible pick in the 76th overall pick with a little surplus value in Maxwell Hairston. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Emery Jones Jr. at No. 115, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
They barely believed it either: Tahj Brooks still on the board at Round 5, Pick 11. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Circle this one: Tyler Shough at slot 171 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at pick 174 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick204 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
A running back of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A conviction pick on Jamon Dumas-Johnson at slot 211 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tory Horton
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tory Horton in the 239th overall pick, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
Somehow Damien Martinez was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.