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Bye Bye Dak

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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cooper Beebe
OG
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
DeMarcus Lawrence
DE
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC-
The Cowboys answered their biggest question with Sanders. Grade: D-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Danny Stutsman, the No. 90 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 168.

Reaching for Campbell left real value on the table behind him. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick No. 1 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ashton Jeanty in the 12th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick14 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
By-the-book stuff, Tate Ratledge at the 34th pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick No. 74 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
The board fumbled Sonny Styles all the way to slot 148, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick168 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
They robbed the room for Danny Stutsman here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 170th overall 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.
Pick171 Rnd5 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in Round 5, Pick 33 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick186 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
A real head-scratcher, DJ Campbell in No. 186 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick209 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Miles Frazier. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.