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  • robckeller DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Spencer Brown
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Brade from sliding. Grade: B+.

When a board-topper like Beau Brade slides to pick No. 216, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not.

Every board in the league had Logue lower, and that gap is the story. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In No. 29 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A straight-up fair deal on Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 73, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at slot 87 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in Round 4, Pick 1 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Ray Davis
They robbed the room for Ray Davis here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
The board had cheaper options than Fabien Lovett at pick 174, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Beau Brade
The board fumbled Beau Brade all the way to the 216th pick, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson at the 233rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tanner McLachlan in slot 240, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zion Logue
A real head-scratcher, Zion Logue in Round 7, Pick 24 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.