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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Myles Harden fell into Round 7, Pick 24. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Jackson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In slot 25 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in pick No. 56 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take McKinnley Jackson this early at pick 87. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick91 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bucky Irving. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
A wild overpay on Tanor Bortolini in Round 5, Pick 33, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Anthony Gould
They will replay Anthony Gould at pick No. 174 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at slot 216 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Nothing to complain about; Caedan Wallace went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Steal is underselling it; Ryan Flournoy at No. 233 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Myles Harden
They barely believed it either: Myles Harden still on the board at the 244th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.