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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Johnson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tez Johnson had no business being available in the 171st pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Reaching for Jennings left real value on the table behind him. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 12th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Armand Membou
They robbed the room for Armand Membou here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at pick No. 76 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at the 149th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
They barely believed it either: Tez Johnson still on the board at slot 171. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
They jumped the gun on Jay Higgins, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Kevin Jennings
They reached a country mile for Kevin Jennings at pick 204, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick211 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Circle this one: Dorian Strong at Round 6, Pick 35 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at pick No. 239 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at Round 7, Pick 31 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.