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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Thor Griffith went at slot 249, a good 61 picks before the board was ready. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Simon steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
A reach on Jaxson Dart in Round 2, Pick 12; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
They read the board right and Xavier Restrepo was the payoff at the 76th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick150 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
Value said wait; Elijah Roberts in No. 150 says they were not listening. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick170 Rnd5 Simeon Barrow Jr.
They paid a round early for Simeon Barrow Jr. in slot 170, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick172 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at pick 172 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A premium they did not need to pay, JJ Pegues a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick190 Rnd6 Connor Colby
A reasonable price with a little left over, Connor Colby in pick 190. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick211 Rnd6 CJ West
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on CJ West. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick249 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached a country mile for Thor Griffith at the 249th pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.