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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shemar James
LB Florida
EJ Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
EJ Smith
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with EJ Smith in pick 247.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Roberts value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at Round 2, Pick 12 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They took Isaiah Bond at par in No. 76, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce is a better player than the 149th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
Good price on Seth McLaughlin in slot 171, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Value with a capital V on Tommi Hill in pick 174, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick211 Rnd6 Desmond Watson
Value said wait; Desmond Watson in pick 211 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Shemar James
Shemar James in Round 7, Pick 23 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 EJ Smith
EJ Smith at slot 247 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.