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Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Patrick Payton at the 179th pick, roughly 58 spots before his name belonged.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Love at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 16th pick they get an every-down engine for the run game, and a steal at that.
Pick27 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 27 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick116 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Earl Little Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in pick 156 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. in the 178th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at No. 179 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick218 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
They reached into another round for De'Zhaun Stribling, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
A wild overpay on Tristan Leigh in the 228th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.