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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cowboys and Sabb: B-.

Somebody in the 112th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while Keon Sabb, the No. 82 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Every board in the league had Bailey lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 David Bailey
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though the board says they badly overpaid. Need was not the driver here.
Pick29 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in the 44th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Keon Sabb
Keon Sabb in No. 112 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick153 Rnd5 Isaac Smith
A premium they did not need to pay, Isaac Smith a notch or two before his time. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick177 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They read the board right and Aamil Wagner was the payoff at the 177th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kevin Jennings
Kevin Jennings at pick 224 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick233 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown in pick No. 233 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.