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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Traded
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (SF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took McKinnley Jackson a full 71 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Getting Harden where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In No. 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in slot 63. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum is a better player than Round 3, Pick 24 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at the 94th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nathaniel Watson
They talked themselves into Nathaniel Watson at pick 174, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Myles Harden
They barely believed it either: Myles Harden still on the board at the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
A slide stopped in pick No. 216, with Javontae Jean-Baptiste worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
No edge and no loss on Jordan Whittington in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at pick 244 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.