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Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Jaylon Hutchings Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaylon Hutchings
DL Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Jaylon Hutchings, 110 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Getting Devonshire where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 24th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in pick No. 56 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in slot 87 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in the 216th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
You do not let a cornerback like M.J. Devonshire reach pick 233 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jaylon Hutchings
They talked themselves into Jaylon Hutchings at the 244th pick, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.