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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Trey Moore at No. 170 will need to, sitting 83 spots clear of his grade. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Landing Lawson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Nice patience on Ashton Jeanty, who had no business lasting to pick No. 11. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals at the 42nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
Fair-plus on Kenneth Grant, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
They will replay Sebastian Castro at Round 5, Pick 11 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick169 Rnd5 Amari Kight
This one needs a full-page explanation: Amari Kight in the Round 5 slot, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Trey Moore
A real head-scratcher, Trey Moore in the 170th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick171 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
The board fumbled Deontae Lawson all the way to the 171st pick, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Omarr Norman-Lott
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 11, with Omarr Norman-Lott worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick209 Rnd6 Samuel Brown
They read the board right and Samuel Brown was the payoff at pick No. 209. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.