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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Trevin Wallace at the 174th pick, roughly 60 spots before his name belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 24th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at the 56th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick93 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
They reached into another round for McKinnley Jackson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sataoa Laumea. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Trevin Wallace
A wild overpay on Trevin Wallace in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at pick 216 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 233 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
Khalid Duke at the 244th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.