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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cowboys and Shough: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tyler Shough had no business being available in Round 6, Pick 12, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Matthew Golden at the Round 1 slot is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick 44 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams at slot 49 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
The board had Quinshon Judkins higher than No. 76, and the running back fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick No. 89 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 4, Pick 26 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick150 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 150th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
They did well to land Ajani Cornelius in the 170th pick, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
They will replay Damien Martinez at slot 172 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Somehow Tommi Hill was still sitting there in pick 174, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Circle this one: Tyler Shough at Round 6, Pick 12 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Value with a capital V on Jack Kiser in the 210th overall pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
You do not let a tight end like Luke Lachey reach pick No. 211 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick249 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ty Hamilton in the Round 7 slot. The roster fit checks out.