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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Matt Lee a full 42 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Thomas steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
No drama and no debate, Braden Fiske went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 24. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They took Trey Benson at par in the 87th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick174 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy in slot 174 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They let Jaylan Ford come to them and pounced at pick 216. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick233 Rnd7 Matt Lee
They talked themselves into Matt Lee at pick No. 233, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Value with a capital V on Nathan Thomas in pick 244, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.