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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Picks Received
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAR)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureD+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

The Devin Culp pick is the one that will follow the Cowboys into the fall. They took him 60 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Landing Smith-Wade that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 24th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
A reach on Jaylen Wright in Round 2, Pick 24; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Junior Colson
A quiet steal in No. 62: Junior Colson for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick154 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
They robbed the room for Chau Smith-Wade here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick155 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in slot 155 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick174 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
The board had cheaper options than Cornelius Johnson at the 174th pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at the Round 6 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
Jaden Crumedy at pick 216 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick233 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Richard Jibunor in the 233rd pick, miles early. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick244 Rnd7 Devin Culp
Devin Culp at the 244th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.