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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DAL)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Amare Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Amare Thomas
WR Houston
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DAL)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DAL)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Jason Brownlee
WR
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Donovan Jackson
OG
Players traded away
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Jaydon Blue
RB
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Malik Davis
RB
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Parris Campbell
WR
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T.J. Bass
OG
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Patrick Payton, 81 picks ahead of schedule. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Getting Orange where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

The Cowboys clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 20 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in the 49th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick70 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at slot 70 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick92 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Somehow Domonique Orange was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 28, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jonah Coleman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jonah Coleman at No. 112. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick152 Rnd5 Amare Thomas
Amare Thomas slid further than he should have, and pick No. 152 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at No. 177 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick180 Rnd5 Nick Barrett
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nick Barrett this early at Round 5, Pick 40. It fills a real need, too.
Pick210 Rnd6 J'Mari Taylor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and J'Mari Taylor at the 210th overall pick is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick218 Rnd7 Eric O'Neill
A big swing on Eric O'Neill at the 218th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick246 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
A reach for Fa'alili Fa'amoe in the Round 7 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
They liked Jack Kelly enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 256. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick257 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A reasonable price with a little left over, Diego Pavia in pick 257. It patches a soft spot without any drama.