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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Carson: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Caelen Carson at pick No. 87 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Limmer pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick56 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Good price on Patrick Paul in the 56th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in the 87th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in Round 4, Pick 24 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
No drama and no debate, Jacob Cowing went about where he belonged in pick No. 174. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Thomas at No. 212 squarely in line with his ranking. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson slid further than he should have, and slot 245 is lovely value for the linebacker. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.