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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (DAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jordan Davis Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Davis
DE-EDGE Mississippi State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jordan Davis Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Jordan Davis
DE-EDGE Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a B+ weekend for the Cowboys.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jordan Davis, 133 picks early at Round 7, Pick 9. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The McCormick steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

With cornerback and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick13 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 13 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick24 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 24th pick they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Morgan in the 44th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in No. 56, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 66 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at Round 3, Pick 7 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick77 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Brandon Dorlus adds an edge rusher and leaves cornerback and tight end untouched.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 87th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They reached a country mile for Maason Smith at No. 90, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Taking Javon Foster in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Good price on Tommy Eichenberg in the 148th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
They talked themselves into Tanor Bortolini at pick 162, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They robbed the room for Mason McCormick here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick208 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Joe Milton III at the 208th overall pick is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylan Ford at the 216th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nice patience on Nathaniel Watson, who had no business lasting to Round 7, Pick 3. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jordan Davis
Jordan Davis at pick 229 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan in pick No. 233 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at No. 244 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.