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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Shough fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in slot 171 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while Tyler Shough, the No. 141 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The cost of the Hemingway reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a lead back with juice, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They barely believed it either: Walter Nolen still on the board at the 44th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They robbed the room for Jayden Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in pick No. 149 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in the 171st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kalel Mullings
A tidy bit of business in pick 174, where Kalel Mullings graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 Alijah Huzzie
A reach on Alijah Huzzie in No. 204; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
Caleb Rogers slipping to Round 6, Pick 35 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
A premium they did not need to pay, Tonka Hemingway a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
Cody Lindenberg at the 247th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.