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Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Allen: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. CJ Allen had no business being available in slot 59, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Spending an early pick on safety with tight end and interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In pick 12 they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Fair-plus on Sonny Styles, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 CJ Allen
You do not let a linebacker like CJ Allen reach the 59th pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Michael Taaffe at the 74th overall pick is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick112 Rnd4 Adon Shuler
A curious use of slot 112. Tight end and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a safety in Adon Shuler did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 28, where Zachariah Branch graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They did well to land Kage Casey in pick No. 151, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott slipping to No. 178 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick215 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
They took Nolan Rucci at par in No. 215, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
Peyton Bowen in the 221st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick225 Rnd7 Malachi Nelson
They barely believed it either: Malachi Nelson still on the board at the 225th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams at slot 243 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.