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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (GB)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

Some picks age like wine; Fabien Lovett at Round 3, Pick 28 will need to, sitting 54 spots clear of his grade. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They banked enough surplus on Dixon to cover a lot of smaller sins. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ladd McConkey in No. 56, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cedric Gray this early at the 87th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Fabien Lovett
This one needs a full-page explanation: Fabien Lovett in slot 91, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
They reached a country mile for Tanor Bortolini at pick 173, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
A running back of that caliber at the 213th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in the 231st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Frank Gore Jr. at slot 242 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.