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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 170 on Barryn Sorrell a full 141 spots early. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Landing Higgins that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 12th pick they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach slot 44 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at pick No. 76 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to the 150th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick170 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
They reached a country mile for Barryn Sorrell at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick172 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at pick 172 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the 174th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They will replay Jay Higgins at No. 190 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick211 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
Taking RJ Harvey in pick 211 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick249 Rnd7 CJ West
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, CJ West in pick No. 249, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.