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Draft Selections
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

The Cowboys went off the board in a big way for Evan Anderson, 50 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

Getting Smith where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Zach Frazier
In No. 24 they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They went early on Patrick Paul in slot 56, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Benson at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Steal is underselling it; Ainias Smith at pick No. 174 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at Round 6, Pick 41 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Evan Anderson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
You do not let a linebacker like Nathaniel Watson reach pick 244 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.