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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Omari Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Omari Thomas
DL Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The war room fell hard for Gentry Williams, and it showed at the 190th pick: 84 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Simon. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 15 they get a featured back, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at Round 2, Pick 14 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Smael Mondon Jr. this early at the Round 3 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dont'e Thornton Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach slot 152 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
A safety of that caliber at the 168th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in Round 5, Pick 32 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at slot 171 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Gentry Williams
They reached into another round for Gentry Williams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick 209 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 Omari Thomas
Omari Thomas at the 248th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.