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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaelan Phillips
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot, roughly 47 spots before his name belonged.

Landing Barron that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 44 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick51 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 19. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dylan Sampson at the 76th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They talked themselves into Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 149, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick150 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A big swing on Oronde Gadsden II at pick 150, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
They went early on Jack Kiser in pick No. 174, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They robbed the room for DJ Giddens here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick211 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cam Jackson. It patches a soft spot without any drama.