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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kendrick Green
C
Head Shot
DaQuan Jones
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Cowboys ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Randolph Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A conviction pick on Dominick Puni at No. 87 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zak Zinter in the 99th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They jumped the gun on Cedric Gray, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Christian Jones well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Myles Jones
Myles Jones at slot 212 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Myles Cole
A reach on Myles Cole in pick No. 245; the board had better options right there. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick248 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at slot 248 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.