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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (DAL)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Hjalte Froholdt
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 217 lands the Cowboys a B+, Phillips and all.

When a board-topper like Andru Phillips slides to the Round 6 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Hjalte Froholdt gives the group a proven body among the projects.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 27 they get a long-term starter on the line, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Nothing to complain about; Jackson Powers-Johnson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at pick No. 87 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Audric Estime
They paid sticker price for Audric Estime in the 91st overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
They robbed the room for Jalen McMillan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Value with a capital V on Kris Abrams-Draine in Round 4, Pick 33, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Javon Baker
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 212 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
Somehow Andru Phillips was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Gabe Hall
They will replay Gabe Hall at the 225th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eric Gentry. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick246 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Fair-plus on Joshua Cephus, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.