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Draft Selections
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DAL)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (IND)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (IND)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC NeedB- TradesB+ FutureA
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

The Princewill Umanmielen selection is the head-turner. The Cowboys reached 132 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

It is not that Moore is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. The Jonathan Taylor pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In pick No. 21 they get a premier pass rusher. More want than need.
Pick26 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In pick 26 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
They talked themselves into Mansoor Delane at Round 2, Pick 11, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Derrick Moore
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Derrick Moore adds an edge rusher and leaves wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick111 Rnd4 Princewill Umanmielen
They bypassed pressing needs at wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots to take Princewill Umanmielen, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick150 Rnd5 Boubacar Traore
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Boubacar Traore. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick177 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
A tidy little value on Davison Igbinosun in pick 177, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Good price on Jermaine Mathews Jr. in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Trey Moore
They reached a country mile for Trey Moore at the 228th pick, and the board is aghast. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Elliot Washington II
No edge and no loss on Elliot Washington II in Round 7, Pick 20; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.