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Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Markis Deal Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Markis Deal
DL TCU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Markis Deal in pick No. 216, a good 109 spots before the room expected him. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Rivers. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Spending an early pick on safety with wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In slot 13 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
Good price on Dillon Thieneman in the Round 1 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick45 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They will replay Anthony Hill Jr. at pick No. 45 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113 Rnd4 Michael Taaffe
A surprising call. With wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent No. 113 on Michael Taaffe, a safety they were not short of.
Pick152 Rnd5 Chandler Rivers
The board fumbled Chandler Rivers all the way to the 152nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at the 177th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Markis Deal
Markis Deal at Round 6, Pick 40 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.