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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Gerry Bohanon Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Gerry Bohanon
QB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Cowboys this weekend: B+.

The Cowboys torched the value chart for Gerry Bohanon, taking him 189 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The Carter steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 13 they get juice off the edge. More want than need.
Pick44 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in the Round 2 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick73 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at Round 3, Pick 9 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the 78th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick100 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 100 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
A tidy bit of business in pick 109, where Elic Ayomanor graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 112th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Nice patience on Smael Mondon Jr., who had no business lasting to pick 114. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick137 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at pick No. 137 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.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached a country mile for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 141, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
Circle this one: Mason Taylor at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick168 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the 168th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in No. 170, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in Round 5, Pick 34 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Cody Simon
They robbed the room for Cody Simon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Harold Perkins Jr. reach Round 6, Pick 34 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248 Rnd7 Gerry Bohanon
They reached into another round for Gerry Bohanon, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.