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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DAL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CAR)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Michael Gallup
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the C.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Xavier Thomas, 43 picks early at the 212th overall pick.

The Liufau value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They paid up for Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 35th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at No. 56 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Roman Wilson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at pick 104 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick124 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in slot 124 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cam Hart at the 152nd pick is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 174th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Xavier Thomas well ahead of where he belonged. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A conviction pick on Dwight McGlothern at Round 7, Pick 25 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.