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David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Lee Hunter a full 34 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The Mesidor pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at wide receiver, quarterback and other spots. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 David Bailey
David Bailey in the 12th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 20 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Akheem Mesidor
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Akheem Mesidor at edge rusher with wide receiver, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick150 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They reached into another round for Davison Igbinosun, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A conviction pick on DJ Campbell at the 177th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Lee Hunter well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick221 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
They took Isaiah Nwokobia at par in No. 221, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick225 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Nothing to complain about; Thaddeus Dixon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.