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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (DAL)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DAL)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (JAX)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (BAL)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (TEN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DET)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (WSH)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (CLE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NYG)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LV)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CAR)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (IND)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DET)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (IND)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Jonathon Brooks
RB
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Junior Colson
LB
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Sam Howell
QB
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Theo Johnson
TE
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Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE
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Dallas Turner
LB
Players traded away
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Brock Mogensen
LB
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CeeDee Lamb
WR
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Deuce Vaughn
RB
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Donovan Wilson
S
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Earl Bostick Jr.
OT
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Jake Ferguson
TE
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Jalen Brooks
WR
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Jalen Moreno-Cropper
WR
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John Stephens Jr.
WR
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
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Malik Davis
RB
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Matt Waletzko
OT
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Mazi Smith
DT
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Micah Parsons
LB
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Nathan Thomas
OT
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Sam Williams
DE
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Terence Steele
OT
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Tyler Guyton
OT
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Tyrus Wheat
DE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueA NeedB- TradesF FutureD-
The Cowboys let James fall and pounced. Final grade: F.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jordan James fell into the Round 7 slot. A F, plain and simple.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

The veteran additions, Theo Johnson chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick14 Rnd1 Mason Graham
Mason Graham at pick No. 14 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick17 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In slot 17 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick28 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 28th pick they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Cameron Williams
In No. 29 they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen at the 33rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick35 Rnd2 Abdul Carter
Somehow Abdul Carter was still sitting there in pick 35, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Taking Jahdae Barron in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick45 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
Circle this one: Shavon Revel Jr. at the 45th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in pick 52 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 65 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ashton Gillotte at the Round 3 slot. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at Round 3, Pick 29 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Ashton Jeanty
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ashton Jeanty in slot 102, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Ward
Cam Ward in No. 103 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jack Bech
The board had Jack Bech higher than the 104th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
They robbed the room for Walter Nolen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at the 109th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Armand Membou
Armand Membou in Round 4, Pick 11 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 124 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at pick 125 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Bradyn Swinson
They barely believed it either: Bradyn Swinson still on the board at the 131st overall pick. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kyle Kennard
You do not let an edge rusher like Kyle Kennard reach pick No. 135 and blink. They did not. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tyler Baron
The board fumbled Tyler Baron all the way to slot 144, and they scooped it up. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at Round 5, Pick 7 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jayden Higgins
A slide stopped in No. 151, with Jayden Higgins worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at pick 166 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 Xavier Restrepo
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Restrepo reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the 168th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 169 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Colston Loveland
They will replay Colston Loveland at slot 170 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick172 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
Circle this one: Gunnar Helm at the 172nd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Steal is underselling it; Malachi Moore at Round 5, Pick 36 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick177 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
Taking DeMonte Capehart in No. 177 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in pick 181 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jaylin Noel
The board fumbled Jaylin Noel all the way to the 184th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick187 Rnd6 Tez Johnson
Somehow Tez Johnson was still sitting there in slot 187, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 196 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick197 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
They robbed the room for T.J. Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick199 Rnd6 Logan Brown
They barely believed it either: Logan Brown still on the board at pick No. 199. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick215 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. slipping to the 215th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd7 Omarr Norman-Lott
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Omarr Norman-Lott in pick 216, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd7 Trey Amos
They robbed the room for Trey Amos here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Somehow Zy Alexander was still sitting there in the 220th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick227 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
Taking Lathan Ransom in slot 227 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick229 Rnd7 Deontae Lawson
The board fumbled Deontae Lawson all the way to Round 7, Pick 15, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jordan James
You do not let a running back like Jordan James reach slot 232 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick250 Rnd7 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in pick 250 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.