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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DAL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Players Gained
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Kevin Givens
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
Deuce Vaughn
RB
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Leighton Vander Esch
LB
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Micah Parsons
EDGE
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Daniels is the Cowboys' new face under center. Grade: D.

The phones were a trap the Cowboys kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

Whatever Jayden Daniels becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They will need Smith to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
They paid sticker price for Dallas Turner in the 12th pick, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick56 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at Round 2, Pick 24 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick63 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at slot 63 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Payton Wilson at the 66th overall pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
No edge and no loss on Devontez Walker in pick No. 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
The board had cheaper options than Dominick Puni at pick 76, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in No. 87 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at pick No. 90 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They let Cedric Gray come to them and pounced at the 121st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A reach for Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at No. 174 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in slot 186 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick211 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
They read the board right and Kendall Milton was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 36. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nothing to complain about; Nathaniel Watson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A reach on Michael Barrett in pick 226; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick233 Rnd7 Eric Watts
Eric Watts at the 233rd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick244 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Sheridan Jones in Round 7, Pick 24, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.