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Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (LAR)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (BUF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (LAR)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LAR)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureA+
The Cowboys let Lawson fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Deontae Lawson slide 45 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Josh Downs deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In pick No. 21 they get a cornerstone up front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
The board fumbled Deontae Lawson all the way to slot 105, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at pick 152 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
Somehow DeMonte Capehart was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
They robbed the room for Kevin Coleman Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 42 with a little surplus value in Xavier Nwankpa. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick217 Rnd7 Malik Hartford
Good price on Malik Hartford in the 217th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick222 Rnd7 Patrick Payton
A tidy little value on Patrick Payton in the 222nd overall pick, a step better than break-even. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jerry Wilson
Jerry Wilson in the 228th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
They paid sticker price for Brett Norfleet in slot 230, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.