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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DAL)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DAL)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DAL)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DAL)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DAL)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DAL)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (DAL)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
Jeremiah Cobb Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jeremiah Cobb
RB Auburn
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DAL)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (IND)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (GB)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (HOU)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (BAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (GB)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAC)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PHI)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (PHI)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (PHI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (PHI)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (GB)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DEN)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
Jeremiah Cobb Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (GB)
Jeremiah Cobb
RB Auburn
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Braxton Berrios
WR
Players traded away
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Jalen Brooks
WR
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John Stephens Jr.
WR
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Princeton Fant
TE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureF
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a C+.

The Micah Morris selection is the head-turner. The Cowboys reached 50 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

Daniels falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

It is not that Thieneman is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

If Arvell Reese and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 21 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick22 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get juice off the edge at fair value. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Anthony Hill Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in pick No. 49 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A curious use of the Round 2 slot. Tight end needed the pick; a safety in Dillon Thieneman did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Will Lee III
Good price on Will Lee III in No. 68, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick72 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
A clean, defensible pick in slot 72 with a little surplus value in Keith Abney II. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Zakee Wheatley while clear needs at tight end sat open.
Pick85 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 21 on A.J. Haulcy with tight end unsolved.
Pick95 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They went early on D'Angelo Ponds in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Caleb Tiernan
They read the board right and Caleb Tiernan was the payoff at the 98th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick99 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Chaplin. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A wild overpay on Jacob Rodriguez in pick 106, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end to take Derrick Moore, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick122 Rnd4 Sammy Omosigho
A big swing on Sammy Omosigho at pick 122, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
Fair-plus on DJ McKinney, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick137 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Bray Hubbard in the 137th overall pick leaves tight end for later.
Pick150 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
This one needs a full-page explanation: DJ Campbell in pick No. 150, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick153 Rnd5 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith in slot 153 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick179 Rnd5 Makhi Hughes
Makhi Hughes at No. 179 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
The board had cheaper options than Lee Hunter at Round 5, Pick 42, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick207 Rnd6 Barion Brown
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Barion Brown well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss at No. 216 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Fernando Carmona. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jerry Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Jerry Wilson at Round 7, Pick 8 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
They reached a country mile for Hykeem Williams at the 225th pick, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick237 Rnd7 Marquis Johnson
They talked themselves into Marquis Johnson at the 237th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Value said wait; Jordan Hall in pick 244 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick249 Rnd7 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack in slot 249 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Haynes King
They left a pile of value on the table to take Haynes King this early at pick 253. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dante Dowdell
They liked Dante Dowdell enough to skip the value, taking him in the 254th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jeremiah Cobb
A real head-scratcher, Jeremiah Cobb in the 256th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick257 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at Round 7, Pick 41 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.