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Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (WSH)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Kelvin Beachum
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
The Cowboys let Devonshire fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. M.J. Devonshire at slot 233 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will need Milton III to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick No. 35 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Good price on Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 36, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 24, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
A reach for DeWayne Carter in pick 87; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in No. 97 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kalen King
Somehow Kalen King was still sitting there in the 162nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 174th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at the Round 6 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the 216th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ryan Flournoy in slot 226, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick233 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the 233rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.