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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (ATL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (ATL)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Players Gained
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Drake Jackson
OG
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Cody Mauch
OG
Players traded away
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CeeDee Lamb
WR
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Micah Parsons
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Cowboys answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: D+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Jaylen Harrell at pick No. 174 is 34 spots clear of where he belonged.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

Hadden at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
By-the-book stuff, Rome Odunze at the 8th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick13 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 13th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 24 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick56 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Value with a capital V on Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 24, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick57 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A quiet steal in pick 57: Edgerrin Cooper for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at the 74th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
The board had cheaper options than Brenden Rice at the 87th pick, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
They liked Cedric Gray enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 99. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Javon Foster
No drama and no debate, Javon Foster went about where he belonged in pick No. 112. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at No. 125, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
The board had Jaylin Simpson higher than the Round 5 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at Round 5, Pick 38 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick187 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Steal is underselling it; Kamal Hadden at pick No. 187 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.