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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LAC)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Jowon Briggs a full 54 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

On value alone, Devonshire makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 24 they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in pick No. 87 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
A wild overpay on Caedan Wallace in the 181st pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jowon Briggs
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jowon Briggs. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington in slot 225 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick233 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
Somehow M.J. Devonshire was still sitting there in slot 233, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
A premium they did not need to pay, Solomon Byrd a notch or two before his time. A minor need, but a need all the same.