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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Jones Jr.: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Emery Jones Jr. tumbling to the Cowboys in No. 174 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 12 they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at pick No. 44 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jeffrey Bassa in Round 5, Pick 11, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at No. 170 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick172 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel in the 172nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick174 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 174 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at the 190th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Nice patience on Jack Kiser, who had no business lasting to pick No. 211. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick249 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.