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Draft Selections
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

There is reaching, and then there is Kaleb Elarms-Orr at slot 152. The Cowboys jumped the board by 24 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Landing Green that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 CJ Allen
In the 18th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In slot 20 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks slipping to No. 49 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at pick 92 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick112 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at the 112th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A big swing on Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson in pick 177 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at slot 180 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick196 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A quiet steal in the 196th overall pick: Taylen Green for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick218 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They went early on Xavier Nwankpa in No. 218, and the value did not follow. Stacking talent where they were already deep.