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Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DL-EDGE Miami
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
CJ Baxter
RB Texas
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Hykeem Williams
WR Florida State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Hill Jr.: B-.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Anthony Hill Jr. fell into Round 2, Pick 9.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Hobbs reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
No edge and no loss on Rueben Bain Jr. in pick 9; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick41 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at pick No. 41 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick109 Rnd4 CJ Baxter
A conviction pick on CJ Baxter at the 109th overall pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 John Mateer
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 10: John Mateer for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Daevin Hobbs in the 177th pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick214 Rnd6 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams at the Round 6 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.