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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Neal should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Devin Neal slide, and the Cowboys were the ones holding the card at Round 6, Pick 11. Highway robbery.

Williams has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th pick they get a featured back, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 44 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at Round 3, Pick 12 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner slid further than he should have, and slot 148 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They jumped the gun on Nazir Stackhouse, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ty Hamilton
A real head-scratcher, Ty Hamilton in No. 170 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ricky White III
A premium they did not need to pay, Ricky White III a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to the 186th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 PJ Williams
A wild overpay on PJ Williams in pick 209, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamaree Caldwell in the Round 7 slot, miles early. It fills a real need, too.