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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DAL)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Nick Andersen Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Nick Andersen
S Wake Forest
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
CeeDee Lamb
WR
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
EDGE
Head Shot
Michael Gallup
WR
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 3 slot is 43 spots clear of where he belonged. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Adding Justin Fields by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 4 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick10 Rnd1 Jared Verse
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Verse. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick20 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the 20th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 24 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
No drama and no debate, Jordan Morgan went about where he belonged in No. 27. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at Round 2, Pick 20 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 24 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take McKinnley Jackson this early at slot 68. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at pick No. 72 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
A real head-scratcher, Tommy Eichenberg in pick 84 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in the 90th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick125 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
A big swing on Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A tidy little value on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the 173rd pick, a step better than break-even. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick188 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights in No. 188 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Kenny Logan Jr.
They liked Kenny Logan Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick213 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford in slot 213 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.