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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Cooper Mays at pick No. 247 will need to, sitting 63 spots clear of his grade. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The McCord value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarr Norman-Lott
Value said wait; Omarr Norman-Lott in pick 44 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
They paid a round early for Shemar Turner in pick No. 76, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in No. 149 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in the 171st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at slot 174 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A big swing on Hayden Conner at the 204th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey slipping to pick No. 211 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Shemar James
They paid sticker price for Shemar James in slot 239, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cooper Mays this early at the 247th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.