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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LAR)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Josh Ball
OG
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Michael Gallup
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 191: the Cowboys steal Simpson and grade out a C+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Jaylin Simpson, the No. 151 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 6 slot. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Every board in the league had Allen lower, and that gap is the story.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the 30th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick60 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at pick 60, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick87 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes slid further than he should have, and the 87th overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Braelon Allen. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 38, where Cedric Johnson graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at slot 191 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Steele Chambers in the Round 7 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.