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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Dixon fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Johnny Dixon tumbling to the Cowboys in No. 233 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The cost of the Nugent reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
Good price on Troy Fautanu in the 24th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Fair-plus on Edgerrin Cooper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
Value said wait; McKinnley Jackson in the 87th overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
They talked themselves into Drake Nugent at pick No. 174, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
They paid up for Trevin Wallace at pick 216 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
They barely believed it either: Johnny Dixon still on the board at the Round 7 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Somehow Ryan Flournoy was still sitting there in slot 244, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.