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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adonai Mitchell
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Jake Briningstool, 74 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Starks. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Adonai Mitchell pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A clean, defensible pick in the 44th overall pick with a little surplus value in Tyleik Williams. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in the 76th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick116 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at Round 4, Pick 15 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick150 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
Nice patience on Rylie Mills, who had no business lasting to No. 150. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They read the board right and Logan Brown was the payoff at slot 170. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A reach on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 172; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jake Briningstool well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.