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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DAL)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
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 Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Larceny in pick 97 lands the Cowboys a B, Wheatley and all.

Call it larceny. Zakee Wheatley sat on the board until pick No. 97, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. Jackson Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Fair-plus on Arvell Reese, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 20 they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They liked Darrell Jackson Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at the 97th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick112 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
They paid a round early for Monroe Freeling in the 112th overall pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick150 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in Round 5, Pick 12 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis in pick No. 177 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at No. 181 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss in the 196th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick221 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
A tidy little value on Isaiah Nwokobia in pick 221, a step better than break-even. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick225 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Nothing to complain about; Thaddeus Dixon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.