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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureA+
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cowboys did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to cornerback, which was the need that mattered most.

The Conner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They banked enough surplus on Sampson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get an anchor for the defensive front, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
They let Dylan Sampson come to them and pounced at pick 76. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick149 Rnd5 Sai'vion Jones
They did well to land Sai'vion Jones in the 149th pick, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick171 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 171 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
They jumped the gun on Vernon Broughton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
The board had Oronde Gadsden II higher than slot 204, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson slipping to the 211th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
They liked Theo Wease Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 7 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Conner well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.